Influenza Vaccination Rates, Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Healthcare Workers in Turkey: A Multicenter Study
| Autor: | Ayse Torun, Ebru Demiray Gürbüz, Asiye Bahar Kaçmaz, Gülnur Kul, Nesibe Korkmaz, Emine Yesilyurt Sölen, Hüseyin Can, Selma Tosun, Aysegül Seremet Keskin, Mustafa Deniz, Selçuk Nazik, Raziye Şule Gümüştakım, Isil Deniz Aliravci, Serhat Uysal, Hanife Uzar, Hüseyin Aytaç Erdem, Hadiye Demirbakan, Uğur Kostakoğlu, Hilal Bölükbasi |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ege Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, KAÇMAZ, ASİYE BAHAR |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Coverage Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) behaviors Turkey Influenza vaccine Attitude of Health Personnel Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Health Personnel Pharmacology toxicology Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Influenza Human Personnel medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Mortality Original Paper attitudes business.industry healthcare workers Vaccination virus diseases General Medicine vaccination Influenza influenza vaccination Cross-Sectional Studies [No Keyword] Influenza Vaccines Family medicine Descriptive research business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Clinical Practice |
| ISSN: | 1742-1241 1368-5031 |
| Popis: | Uysal, Serhat (Balikesir Author) Aim Influenza vaccination is the most effective method in prevention of influenza disease and its complications. Our study aimed to investigate the rates of vaccination and the behaviours and attitudes against the vaccine in healthcare workers in Turkey. Methods This multicentre national survey is a descriptive study in which 12 475 healthcare workers. Healthcare workers were asked to answer the questionnaire consisting of 12 questions via the survey. Results It was found that 6.7% of the healthcare workers regularly got vaccinated each year and that 55% had never had the influenza vaccine before. The biggest obstacle against getting vaccinated was determined as not believing in the necessity of the vaccine (53.1%). Conclusion The rates of influenza vaccination in healthcare workers in Turkey are quite low. False knowledge and attitudes on the vaccine and disease are seen as the most important reasons to decline vaccination. It is important to detect reasons for anti-vaccination and set a course in order to increase the rates of vaccination. |
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