Effect of COVID-19 Vaccination on Female Health | First International Conference on Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century (Abstract Book) 2022

Author(s)

Maria Bibi Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

Syeda Ayat Zahra Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

Eman Shahid Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Anam Nayab Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Azra Yasmin Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Hira Iqbal Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract

Enormously rising COVID-19 cases necessitated precautionary measures. Under such circumstances vaccine proved to be the most effective form of prevention against the virus. Attributing to the lack of long-term trials and unknown side effects, people are hesitant to receive vaccines. This compels monitoring the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on health through different means. Specifically considering female health, vaccination may affect their sexual and reproductive health. In this study, we attempted to determine the effects of vaccines on female health and checked their prevalence by conducting survey-based research. Opinions of female participants were also recorded to know their reviews about COVID-19 vaccination. Using a cross-sectional design, we gathered data from 300 females using an anonymous questionnaire that was distributed by hand and afterwards the data were statistically analyzed. The majority of the participants received vaccine doses of Sinopharm (40%) and Pfizer (21%). The study findings revealed that 46% of the vaccine recipients faced common side effects like fever, fatigue and headache after vaccination while 7.6% suffered from severe side effects like allergic reactions. Study respondents (12.7%) also experienced changes in menstruation while no changes were reported during pregnancy due to the lack of pregnant vaccine recipients. Only one breastfeeding female observed a post-vaccination change in the amount of milk production. Hence, the vaccine cannot be solely held responsible for such changes, other factors like genetics, stress and mental health should also be considered. So, a large-scale study is recommended for the validation of our results.

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Published Journal: First International Conference on Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century (Abstract Book), Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2022

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pregnancy Female health Breastfeeding Vaccine recipients menstruation COVID19 vaccination

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