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    Evaluating pregnant women understand and perception of COVID-19 vaccination among women seeking antenatal care at Kamuzu Central Hospital,
    (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2022-03-16) Chigamane, Eugenia Norah
    1.1 TYPE OF STUDY This is a qualitative study. 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT Pregnant women who contract COVID-19 are more likely to get the severe form of the disease, deliver prematurely and require ICU admission. COVID-19 vaccines have been proven to reduce severe COVID-19 infection and its complications as well as ICU admissions. The vaccines are considered safe in pregnancy. However, there has been low uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines among pregnant women. 1.3 OBJECTIVES 1.3.1 BROAD OBJECTIVE To evaluate the understanding and perception towards the COVID-19 disease and vaccine, among women seeking antenatal care at KCH. 1.3.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1) To evaluate pregnant women’s understanding and perception of COVID-19 infection and disease and their pregnancy-related risks. 2) To assess pregnant women’s understanding and perception of the risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. 3) To describe the barriers and facilitators for receiving COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women 1.4 METHODOLOGY This will be a qualitative study that will conducted at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Ethel Muntharika Maternity Wing (EMMW). The study population will be all pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at the facility. Up to 20 recorded in-depth interviews will be conducted. The collected data will be organized using Microsoft Excel software and analyzed by thematic analysis. 1.5 EXPECTED FINDINGS We expect to find that the pregnant women’s understanding of the COVID-19 disease and the vaccine is influenced by social-economic status, education level, community factors and factors relating to the administration of the vaccine 1.6 DISSEMINATION Results of the study will be disseminated though the Research Dissemination Conference organized by the KUHeS, the AOGM annual meeting, KCH-EMMW, the KUHeS Research Ethics Committee, and through peer-reviewed manuscript publication. A compiled dissertation will also be submitted to the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of KUHeS.