@article { author = {Sarhan Eldesokey Genedy, Amal and Said Abdelhady Garf, Faten and Elrefaey Elrefaey Abaza, Samar and El -Sayed Ibrahim, Rasha}, title = {Effect of COVID-19 Vaccine Instructional Guideline on Pregnant Women’s Knowledge and Intention}, journal = {Egyptian Journal of Health Care}, volume = {13}, number = {4}, pages = {641-656}, year = {2022}, publisher = {Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing}, issn = {1687-9546}, eissn = {3009-6766}, doi = {10.21608/ejhc.2022.265049}, abstract = {Herd immunity through vaccination is the target of public health interventions against COVID-19, but vaccine refusal or hesitancy and the little knowledge available for pregnant women due to ignorance of the vaccine's mode of action are the global threats that make the achievement of community immunity very difficult. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of COVID19 vaccine instructional guidelines on pregnant women's knowledge and intention. Design: Quasi- experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: It was conducted at El-fayoum university hospital in the antenatal clinic. Sample: Convenient sample of 200 pregnant women. Tools: structured interviewing questionnaire sheet composed of five parts to collect the following data socio-demographic data, past obstetric history, present obstetric history, women knowledge regarding Covid 19 vaccination and pregnant woman intention of Covid -19 vaccination. Results: There were highly statistically significant differences between pre & post-test regarding knowledge and intention about covid-19 vaccination and highly statistically significant between total knowledge and intention of studied pregnant women regarding COVID-19 vaccination at pre and post-implementation Conclusion: There was an improvement in pregnant women’s knowledge and intention regarding covid-19 vaccination post implementation of the instructional guideline. Recommendations: implementation of public health intervention programs to alter unfavorable beliefs and enhance Egyptians' acceptance and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine.}, keywords = {Instructional guideline,Covid19 vaccine,Knowledge,Intention}, url = {https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/article_265049.html}, eprint = {https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/article_265049_453e44bbe3372b164b015b20e7bb6a9f.pdf} }