Amel Dawod Kamel Gouda
Biography
Associated professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt from 2022 till now . Assistant professor of Maternity Nursing, Collage of Nursing, King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU), Ministry of the National Guard _ Riyadh _Central Region. King Abdulaziz Medical City King Abdullah International Research Center. Saudi Arabia from 2020till now. Coordinator of the master of Midwifery program at Faculty of Nursing. King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. Riyadh _Central Region- Saudi Arabia. Teaching at College of Applied Medical Sciences. Emergency Medical Services Program CAMS Department, course of hospital rotation (OB-GYNE & PEDIATRICS) (EMDS 415) At King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences - Ministry of the National Guard –Riyadh _Central Region Saudi Arabia Teaching the course of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, October 6 University- Egypt. Teaching the course of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Technical Nursing Institute El Kasr Eliny Cairo University Hospitals. Egypt.Editorial Board and Reviewer of many International Medical and Nursing Journals.Member in Scientific Committee and Keynote speaker of many International Medical and Nursing Conferences. Guest speaker and gust lecturer in many universities. TOT: Training of Trainers Course (3 level) (60 Sixty training Hours) from Adult Education center of Ain Shams University Egypt .PTP: Preparing of Training Package from Adult Education center of Ain Shams university Egypt .Midwifery license from the Egyptian Ministry of health .Faculty of nursing Cairo. University thanks and excellence certificate: Awarded by faculty of Nursing. Cairo University: To raise the reputation of Cairo University internationally .Thanks Award and appreciation of efforts during accreditation of the Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University International Publication certificate: Awarded by Cairo University (Egypt). General coordinator for student activities in the faculty of Nursing and Cairo University-Egypt.
Research Interest
1.Maternity and gynecology , women’s health ,and medical research
Abstract
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards seasonal influenza vaccination among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia.
Pregnant women are more susceptible to influenza virus infection due to physiological changes, so vaccination against influenza during pregnancy protects the health of the mother and fetus. In addition, extensive research indicates that inactivated and reconstituted influenza vaccines are safe for pregnant women, while live attenuated vaccines are not recommended. Methods: The cross-sectional study design was utilized and carried out at the antenatal outpatient clinics at the National Guard Women's Health Hospital (Riyadh). A convenient sample of 300 pregnant women, and data collection a through a self-administered questionnaire distributed to pregnant women using a paper-based standard Arabic questionnaire consisting of four sections, the first section asked about demographic data, the second section questionnaire about knowledge of influenza vaccine, the third section about attitude, and the fourth section asked about practice regarding seasonal influenza vaccine. Results: The results denoted that mean age 32.64 6.52 years old, more than half of the study sample (53 %) had university education. Also, more than half (57.7) are not willing to take influenza vaccines during pregnancy . Regarding the level of knowledge, the result shows that 53.3% demonstrated insufficient knowledge, 58.7% had a positive attitude, and 69 had Satisfactory level of practice. Also, there is no statistically significant difference between level of knowledge categories and the level of attitude (0.98) and statistically significant difference between level of knowledge and the parity (0.04), While there is statistically significant difference between level of knowledge categories and the practice level (0.02) toward seasonal influenza vaccination among pregnant women. Conclusion and Recommendation: The study highlights critical gaps in knowledge and varying attitudes towards seasonal influenza vaccination among pregnant women. Recommendations educational interventions and healthcare provider engagement are essential to enhance vaccination rates and protect maternal and fetal health. include Educate and integrate counseling to boost vaccination and improve outcomes.
