Myths, mandates, and decision-making: A qualitative exploration of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant and postpartum women in Pakistan
Efforts to promote vaccination among pregnant and postpartum women in Pakistan should engage family members, healthcare providers, and religious leaders, and implement evidence-based vaccine mandates to increase demand and to support uptake of maternal COVID-19 vaccination.
Authors
- Vanessa Brizuela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-0828)
- Haleema Yasmeen
- Sarah Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6797-8631)
- Rupali J. Limaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3883-9720)
- Prachi Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6013-1916)
- Jessica L. Schue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5188-5692)
- Muhammad Asim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-8907)
- Berhaun Fesshaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2868-4187)
- Saleem Jessani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3025-2025)
- Sidrah Nausheen
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (PK)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- World Health Organization (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127722
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06