Yıl 2024, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1, 1 – 13, 30.06.2024
https://doi.org/10.46971/ausbid.1382397
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Aim: The study was conducted to examine the effect of fear of COVID-19 and prenatal distress levels on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic period in Türkiye. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional type descriptive study was conducted with 363 pregnant women at a university hospital in Ankara between January and May 2022. Data were collected face to face with an individual information form, Prenatal Distress Scale, COVID-19 Fear Scale, Vaccine Hesitancy Scale in Pandemics. In addition, the participants’ anxiety levels about getting the COVID-19 vaccine before and during pregnancy were evaluated with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results: It was determined that the participants’ mean score for fear of COVID-19 (19.39 ± 6.90) and the mean score for the vaccine hesitancy scale in pandemics (27.01 ± 6.27) were moderate. It was determined that the prenatal distress level of the pregnant women who participated in the study during the pandemic period was at a moderate level (p