Attitudes of pregnant women in the Dominican Republic towards a future maternal Group B Streptococcus vaccine
There was a high level of acceptance of a future GBS vaccine among this sample of pregnant women in the DR. However, knowledge of vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases was low, and most women had concerns about the safety of new vaccines. Interventions that strengthen existing maternal immunisation infrastructures, including increasing education of pregnant women about vaccines, will aid the successful implementation of a future GBS vaccine.
Authors
- Kristen A. Feemster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0822-5688)
- Andrew P. Steenhoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9002-8207)
- Sandra Valera
- Katherine M. Laycock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2737-1093)
- Francia Acosta
- Adam J. Ratner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1761-794X)
- Sarah Geoghegan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7980-5068)
- Anabel Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6838-5475)
- Megan Job
- D H Kim
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin (IE)
- Universidad Iberoamericana (DO)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- New York University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126169
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54