The Impact of Physician Vaccine Recommendation on the Pregnant Chaldean Population

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Authors

Sylvia Kashat, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Nelia Afonso, Corewell Health East

Description

• A variety of factors contribute to modern vaccine hesitancy, including balancing the risks and benefits of vaccination and delayed negative outcomes. • An important population to consider are pregnant women and their fetus, as the immune compromised state may increase the burden of disease. • It is the duty of healthcare providers to properly educate mothers on the effectiveness of vaccination on vaccinetreatable and vaccine-preventable diseases. • A subgroup that has been impacted by this greatly in the metro-Detroit area is the Chaldean community. • With the Michigan Chaldean population being greater than 160,000, and most of the community members residing in the Detroit area, this research is pertinent in serving a large portion of the Michigan population.1 • The Chaldean population is seen as a minority in overall research data collection, making this study pertinent to minority health.2 • The lack of health care and social services prevents Chaldean women from obtaining the educational guidance they need from a physician during pregnancy.3

Publication Date

5-2025

Keywords

vaccine hesitancy

Disciplines

Internal Medicine

Recommended Citation

Kashat S, Afonso N. The impact of physician vaccine recommendation on the pregnant Chaldean population. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2025 May; Rochester Hills, MI.

Comments

The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2025.