Maternal Vaccine Receipt, Intentions, and Refusal Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Panama City: A Cross-Sectional Study - Cureus

Background/objectives Maternal vaccination surveys often combine willingness and receipt, potentially obscuring differences between these measures. We quantified self-reported vaccine receipt, intention without receipt, complete reported receipt, and refusal in an urban Panamanian convenience sample and examined their relationship with vaccination recommendation. Methods We analyzed an anonymous cross-sectional survey completed from March 26 to July 25, 2026, by 204 pregnant women aged 18 years or older recruited in health-related settings in Panama City. Self-reported receipt meant reporting at least one maternal vaccine during the current pregnancy. Intention without receipt meant planning at least one vaccine without reporting receipt of any specific vaccine. Complete reported receipt was the independent response "already received all," rather than verified completion of a vaccination schedule. Modified Poisson regression with robust variance estimated prevalence ratios (PRs). A secondary, post hoc evaluation examined six rating items without claiming formal questionnaire validation. Results The number of women who chose self-reported receipt was 128/204 (62.7%; exact 95% confid

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