Need for open data on COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant people in the Caribbean: a call to action / Necesidad de datos abiertos sobre la aceptación de la vacuna contra la COVID-19 entre las mujeres durante el embarazo en el Caribe: un llamado a la acción
Rev Panam Salud Publica
; 47, nov. 2023
Article
in English
| PAHO-IRIS
| ID: phr-58399
Responsible library:
US1.1
ABSTRACT
[ABSTRACT]. Pregnant people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a higher risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes compared with pregnant people without COVID-19. In 2021, large increases in maternal mortality were reported in Jamaica, almost half of which were attributable to COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccination has been shown to reduce these risks, but low and middle-income countries lack free, publicly available data, known as open data, on COVID-19 vaccine uptake for their pregnant populations. The objectives of this paper were to review how high-income countries use open data to detect trends in COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant people and develop vaccination distribution strategies; outline barriers to making open data available for maternal COVID-19 vaccination in the Caribbean; and propose a multipronged strategy that would increase the availability of open data on maternal COVID-19 vaccination in the Caribbean. A multipronged strategy to fill the data void would involve (i) utilizing existing Caribbean maternal immunization data collection entities; (ii) adapting digital software tools to establish maternal electronic immunization registries; and (iii) collaborating with local partners skilled in data analytics. Making open data available for COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant people in the Caribbean could offer substantial benefits, including the development of measurable maternal COVID-19 vaccination goals and the facilitation of vaccine decision-making discussions between providers and pregnant people.
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases
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SDG3 - Target 3.4 Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Health problem:
Goal 5: Medicines, vaccines and health technologies
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Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Target 3.1: Reduce maternal mortality
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Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
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COVID-19
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Pneumonia
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Other Respiratory Diseases
Database:
PAHO-IRIS
Main subject:
Pregnancy
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Vaccination
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Caribbean Region
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COVID-19
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article