Vaccine Confidence and Coverage among Medical Students at a Federal University in Brazil.

Autor:	Feijó RB; Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil.; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90035-903, Brazil., Bertotto JVH; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90035-903, Brazil., Pinto AC; Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil., Leal METG; Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil., de Souza VM; Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil., Sakai VF; Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Vaccines [Vaccines (Basel)] 2024 Aug 30; Vol. 12 (9). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 30.
DOI:	10.3390/vaccines12090993
Abstrakt:	Background: Declining vaccination coverage (VC) and vaccine hesitancy among medical students are global challenges. These challenges reflect individual and logistical barriers to a sufficient adherence toward essential vaccines for healthcare professionals, as well as presenting a need for educational strategies during undergraduate training. Methods: This is a prospective study for evaluating VC rates, sociodemographic associations, and the vaccine confidence among medical students at a federal university in Brazil. The data collection included questionnaires and individual analyses of the participants' vaccination records. Results: A total of 237 medical students from all six years of an undergraduate program participated, of whom 124 (52.3%) had a vaccination record. Although the majority considered the vaccines to be "Completely Safe" (86.9%), the VC rates for complete vaccination schedules were relatively low, ranging from 87.9% (hepatitis B vaccine) to 3.2% (meningococcal B vaccine), including the vaccines from the National Immunization Program (NIP) and the private sector. Higher VC rates were found to occur among students in the final years of their undergraduate studies, in those from families with higher monthly incomes, and those from private secondary schools. Conclusions: Given the low VC rates among medical students, other factors in addition to vaccine confidence may be determinants, thus highlighting the importance of reviewing policies for the inclusion of priority groups in the NIP and in implementing educational interventions during undergraduate training.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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