Willingness to receive Ebola vaccines among pregnant and lactating women in Kampala, Uganda: insights from a post-outbreak cross-sectional study
Vaccine·
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128737
- PMID
- 42172692
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W4412149499
- Study type
- Cross-sectional study
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
Results underscore the necessity of incorporating maternal populations into emergency immunization protocols while simultaneously deploying targeted educational initiatives to mitigate safety concerns and knowledge deficits.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The investigation sought to determine the proportion of expectant and nursing mothers prepared to accept an Ebola immunization and to identify demographic or experiential factors linked to their decisions.
Study design
A cross-sectional survey utilizing a modified World Health Organization questionnaire was administered to collect self-reported data, followed by multivariable statistical modeling.
Population and setting
Participants consisted of pregnant and lactating individuals accessing routine maternal healthcare services at a major referral facility in Kampala, Uganda.
Main findings
Slightly more than half of the cohort reported readiness to undergo immunization. Statistical analysis linked higher acceptance rates to previous coronavirus vaccination history and a distinct preference for injection-based delivery over oral options. Primary reservations centered on anticipated adverse reactions and insufficient public knowledge regarding available prophylactics.
Public-health relevance
Results underscore the necessity of incorporating maternal populations into emergency immunization protocols while simultaneously deploying targeted educational initiatives to mitigate safety concerns and knowledge deficits.
Important limitations
The supplied material lacks explicit methodological constraints or generalizability statements. Therefore, this summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract/metadata and requires the original paper for decision-grade interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
This record offers contextual information regarding immunization acceptance patterns within a defined demographic following a regional viral event, which may assist in mapping historical acceptance trends without implying current outbreak monitoring activity.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 16 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.