The supply is there. So why can't pregnant and breastfeeding women in rural India get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Despite COVID-19 vaccines being available to pregnant women in India since summer 2021, little is known about vaccine uptake among this high-need population. We conducted mixed methods research with pregnant and recently delivered rural women in northern India, consisting of 300 phone surveys and 15 in-depth interviews, in November 2021. Only about a third of respondents were vaccinated, however, about half of unvaccinated respondents reported that they would get vaccinated now if they could. Fears of harm to the unborn baby or young infant were common (22% of unvaccinated women). However, among unvaccinated women who wanted to get vaccinated, the most common barrier reported was that their healthcare provider refused to provide them with the vaccine. Gender barriers and social norms also played a role, with family members restricting women’s access. Trust in the health system was high, however, women were most often getting information about COVID-19 vaccines from sources that they did..., To understand vaccine uptake, barriers, hesitancy, facilitating factors and sources of trusted information among pregnant and breastfeeding women, we conducted mixed-methods research in northern India in November 2021. In total, we conducted 300 phone surveys and 15 in-depth interviews with women from lower and upper middle-class populations. The eligibility criteria were to include pregnant and recently delivered women who were breastfeeding (up to one year postpartum). The surveys were conducted telephonically. The participants were active members of WhatsApp groups run by a local NGO that was a collaborator on the project. All women in the WhatsApp group were connected to the government health care system, which provides free services. A list of 552 eligible women, from a sample of about 5,000, was provided to the research assistants. Women who were either pregnant or had delivered within 1 year were eligible for the survey.  The list included their name, mobile and date of delivery...., The quantitative data are uploaded in Stata format. For other data formats, please contact the study team.Â

尽管自2021年夏季起，印度孕妇即可接种新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫苗，但针对这一高需求人群的疫苗接种率相关研究仍较为匮乏。本研究于2021年11月在印度北部针对孕妇及近期分娩的农村女性开展混合方法研究，共完成300份电话访谈与15场深度访谈。仅约三分之一的受访者完成了疫苗接种，不过约半数未接种受访者表示，若条件允许目前愿意接种。未接种女性中常见的顾虑为担忧疫苗会对未出生胎儿或年幼婴儿造成伤害（占未接种人群的22%）。然而在愿意接种的未接种女性中，最常见的接种障碍为医疗服务人员拒绝为其提供疫苗。性别障碍与社会规范同样产生影响，部分家庭成员限制了女性的接种途径。尽管受访者对医疗体系的信任度较高，但女性获取COVID-19疫苗相关信息的渠道大多为其并未……
为了解孕妇与哺乳期女性的疫苗接种率、接种障碍、疫苗犹豫、促进因素及可信信息来源，本研究于2021年11月在印度北部开展混合方法研究。本次研究共纳入300份电话访谈与15场深度访谈，受访对象来自中低收入及中高收入群体。研究纳入标准为：正在妊娠或近期分娩且处于哺乳期（产后一年内）的女性。调查通过电话方式开展，参与者均为项目合作方当地非政府组织（Non-Governmental Organization, NGO）运营的WhatsApp群组的活跃成员，该群组内所有女性均已接入提供免费服务的政府医疗体系。研究人员从约5000名初步筛选对象中，获取了552名合格女性的名单，合格对象为当前妊娠或产后一年内分娩的女性。名单包含受访者姓名、手机号码及分娩日期等信息……
定量数据已上传为Stata格式文件。如需获取其他格式的数据，请联系研究团队。