Knowledge, attitude, and practice of Egyptian medical students towards healthcare workers' recommended vaccines: a nationwide cross-sectional survey.

Autor: Mohamed Shawqi M; Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.; Student Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., El-Said YM; Student Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., Behery MB; Student Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., Abdelaziz A; Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt., Ibrahem ES; Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt., ElBoraie A; Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Khattab MA; Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Ghattas AS; Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt., Naeem A; Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt., Madany M; Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt., Elboraay T; Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt., Naguib MM; Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt., Allam AR; Student Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., Allam AH; Student Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., Bahbah AA; Student Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., Ewis MI; Student Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., Elsayed MA; Student Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., Sherief L; Student Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., KhallafAllah MT; Department of ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., Gouda MA; Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt., Aboshady OA; Clinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt. omr.ali@med.menofia.edu.eg.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC medical education [BMC Med Educ] 2024 Aug 14; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 876. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 14.
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05712-8
Abstrakt: Background: Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) is pivotal in decreasing the incidence of contagious infections in hospital settings. In this study, we assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding HCWs' recommended vaccines among medical students and interns in Egypt.
Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured, pilot-tested, and self-administered questionnaire among Egyptian medical students and interns. We invited 1332 participants to our survey using a systematic random sampling that included participants across nine medical schools in Egypt during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Results: Out of 1332 participants, 1141 completed our questionnaire with a response rate of 85.7%. Overall, 43% of the participants had intermediate knowledge (knew 2-3 HCWs' recommended vaccines). Furthermore, 36.7% had received a booster dose of at least one of the HCWs' recommended vaccines over the last 10 years, with only 6.1% having received all recommended vaccines. Hepatitis B vaccine was the most widely known (71%) and received (66.7%). Interns were more likely to know, receive, and recommend HCWs' recommended vaccines. The majority (> 90%) agreed that vaccination is beneficial and safe, with a median score of eight (interquartile range [IQR: Q25-Q75]: 7-9) out of ten for vaccine efficacy and eight (IQR: 7-8) for safety. However, the median score for hesitancy was five (IQR: 2-7). The most common influential and limiting factors for vaccination were scientific facts (60.1%) and fear of vaccine side effects (44.9%).
Conclusion: Although medical students in Egypt have good knowledge of and attitudes towards vaccination, there is a gap in their practices. Interventions are needed to improve vaccination uptake among medical students in Egypt.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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