PREGNANT WOMEN’S COMPLIANCE WITH VACCINATION IN THE CONTEXT OF PANDEMICS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

Objective: to analyze national and international publications regarding pregnant women’s compliance with vaccination in the context of pandemics. Method: this is an integrative literature review, carried out in August 2021 in the LILACS, MEDLINE, Web of Science and Scopus databases, without language and publication time restriction. The descriptors indexed in DeCS and MeSH, Immunization, Vaccination, Pregnancy and Pandemics, combined using the Boolean operator, were used. The results obtained were exported to the EndNote reference manager software and, later, to the Rayyan – Intelligent Systematic Review application. The sample consisted of 27 studies. Analysis considered frequency and similarities between the studies. Results: the factors that interfere with compliance with vaccination by pregnant women in pandemic times were highlighted: distrust of vaccines; concerns about vaccination safety in pregnancy or for the fetus’ health; lack of information and lack of knowledge about the benefits of vaccine. Moreover, the reasons for compliance were desire to protect the baby, knowledge about the pandemic, concern about the risk of infection, and recommendation and guidance on vaccination during prenatal care. Conclusion: the factors that may interfere with compliance with vaccination were verified, mainly in relation to new vaccines in the context of pandemics. It is considered that investments in strategies related to immunization during pregnancy can provide health benefits, preventing preventable diseases in pregnant women and their babies.