AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE & PREVENTIVE PRACTICE AMONG THE MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINATION IN PREGNANT WOMEN

Doke Dnyaneshwar Suryakant, Nagpure Sneha Ashok and Srabani Bhattacharya*

ABSTRACT

It is a Cross- Sectional Study. Total number of respondents were 170. This study was Conducted among medical Students who taken admission in medical Colleges of Maharashtra, India. Among the respondents, 53.50% Students were Female & 46.50% Students were male. 71.20%. were from Urban areas & 28.80% from rural areas. 68. 20% of them answered Yes regarding the question whether Covid vaccine is safe or not. 18.20% Answered ``Yes" about the side-effects of COVID vaccine in developing babies. 31.20% among the respondents agreed that COVID vaccine helps to develop immunity in babies as well. Education of Pregnant women on COVID-19 preventive practices should be intensified at health facilities.

Keywords: Medical Students, COVID 19 Vaccine, Pregnant women.