Abstract:
Background: There are 24.1 million cases and 160,700 deaths from pertussis in childrenunder five years old, with periodic epidemics occurring every 2 to 5 years.
Method: Across-sectional study was conducted by 231 women in different cities in the Kingdomof Saudi Arabia (KSA). Information on participants (demographic – knowledge and attitudetoward pertussis vaccination during pregnancy) were collected.
Results: Only 78 (33.8%) women heard of the pertussis vaccine that can be given during pregnancy, and 68 (29.4%) know that this vaccine protects the fetus from whooping cough after birth. Althoughtheirpoor knowledge of this vaccine, 120 participants (53.1%) agree to give it to their babyandagree that it prevents whooping cough. It was found that the respondent’s knowledgeandawareness related to whooping cough are not affected by their age, level of education, occupation, number of times of pregnancy and number of times giving birth. In contrast, thelevel of education affects their attitude.
Conclusions: Pregnant mothers in KSAchoosetoget immunized during pregnancy to inhibit the risk of getting whooping cough in newborns. Although the whooping coug vaccine is not well recognized by pregnant mothers inKSA. The findings of this study not only contribute to a theoretical understanding of the studyphenomenon in KSA but could also be translated into practice for the benefit of patient safety and quality of care received.
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