A qualitative study on barriers and facilitators of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy among pregnant women in Malaysia

Muhammad Hafiz Mohamed Pauzi; Azidah Abdul Kadir; Rosediani Muhamad; Zainab Mat Yudin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0329895

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A qualitative study on barriers and facilitators of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy among pregnant women in Malaysia

Muhammad Hafiz Mohamed Pauzi,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Family Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, Outpatient Family Health Clinic, Universiti Sains Malaysia Specialist Hospital, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6169-169X

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Azidah Abdul Kadir ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Azidah Abdul Kadir, Zainab Mat Yudin

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: azidahkb@usm.my (AAK); drzainab@usm.my (ZMY)

Affiliations Department of Family Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, Outpatient Family Health Clinic, Universiti Sains Malaysia Specialist Hospital, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1039-6304

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Rosediani Muhamad ,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These author also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Department of Family Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, Outpatient Family Health Clinic, Universiti Sains Malaysia Specialist Hospital, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Zainab Mat Yudin

Contributed equally to this work with: Azidah Abdul Kadir, Zainab Mat Yudin

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: azidahkb@usm.my (AAK); drzainab@usm.my (ZMY)

Affiliations Outpatient Family Health Clinic, Universiti Sains Malaysia Specialist Hospital, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia, Medical and Basic Dental Sciences Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4283-3548

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A qualitative study on barriers and facilitators of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy among pregnant women in Malaysia

Muhammad Hafiz Mohamed Pauzi,
Azidah Abdul Kadir,
Rosediani Muhamad,
Zainab Mat Yudin

Published: August 8, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329895

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