Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study
The tetanus vaccine is not routinely given to Turkish adults. Protective tetanus immunity decreases with age. Health-care personnel (HCPs), who are role models in the field of health, are a target group in order to achieve a higher rate of tetanus vaccination in the community. This study was designe...
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| author | Derya Seyman Ayşegül Seremet Keskin Emine Küçükateş Mehmet Reşat Ceylan Gülnur Kul Selma Tosun Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül Özlem Zanapalıoğlu Gazel Hanife Uzar Serhat Uysal Işıl Deniz Aliravcı Sibel Yıldız Kaya Mustafa Uğuz Müçteba Can Burcu Çalışkan Demirkıran Halil Kul Emine Yeşilyurt Şölen Hüseyin Can Mustafa Deniz Bülent Altuntaş |
| author_facet | Derya Seyman Ayşegül Seremet Keskin Emine Küçükateş Mehmet Reşat Ceylan Gülnur Kul Selma Tosun Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül Özlem Zanapalıoğlu Gazel Hanife Uzar Serhat Uysal Işıl Deniz Aliravcı Sibel Yıldız Kaya Mustafa Uğuz Müçteba Can Burcu Çalışkan Demirkıran Halil Kul Emine Yeşilyurt Şölen Hüseyin Can Mustafa Deniz Bülent Altuntaş |
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| description | The tetanus vaccine is not routinely given to Turkish adults. Protective tetanus immunity decreases with age. Health-care personnel (HCPs), who are role models in the field of health, are a target group in order to achieve a higher rate of tetanus vaccination in the community. This study was designed to evaluate attitudes and coverage regarding tetanus vaccination among a large sample of Turkish HCPs. This cross-sectional epidemiologic study was conducted from July to August 2019. A questionnaire was sent to HCPs using social media. Of the 10,644 HCPs included in the study, 65% were female. Overall, the tetanus vaccination coverage (TVC) among HCPs was 78.5% (95% CI: 77.7%-79.3%). TVC was significantly higher among physicians [83.4% (95% CI: 82%-84.6%); p < .001] compared with all other HCPs except nurses. Older age (≥40 years) and length of professional experience were significantly correlated with TVC. Of the 8353 HCPs who received tetanus vaccines during their lifetime, 73.03% received tetanus vaccination in the past 10 years. The self-vaccination rate for protection against tetanus was 13.1%. Acute injuries (25.42%) and pregnancy (23.9%) were the most common reasons for having the tetanus vaccine. One-third (33.7%) of HCPs did not have information about whether pregnant women could receive tetanus vaccinations. This survey study provided excellent baseline information about HCPs’ coverage rates and attitudes regarding tetanus vaccination. The present results suggested that tetanus boosters for HCPs should be established as soon as possible, and revealed that the HCPs younger than 30 years with relatively less professional experience and all other HCPs except nurses and physicians should be identified as the target population for future intervention programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5416606b5ece4cad91a2759260bac9852023-09-26T12:55:44ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2022-01-0118110.1080/21645515.2021.20147322014732Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter studyDerya Seyman0Ayşegül Seremet Keskin1Emine Küçükateş2Mehmet Reşat Ceylan3Gülnur Kul4Selma Tosun5Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül6Özlem Zanapalıoğlu Gazel7Hanife Uzar8Serhat Uysal9Işıl Deniz Aliravcı10Sibel Yıldız Kaya11Mustafa Uğuz12Müçteba Can13Burcu Çalışkan Demirkıran14Halil Kul15Emine Yeşilyurt Şölen16Hüseyin Can17Mustafa Deniz18Bülent Altuntaş19Health Sciences UniversityHealth Sciences UniversityIstanbul UniversityHarran University Medical FacultyKırıkhan State HospitalBozyaka Education and Research HospitalFırat University Medical FacultyGaziantep Cengiz Gökçek Maternity and Children HospitalViranşehir State HospitalBalıkesir University Medical FacultyManavgat State HospitalSungurlu State HospitalMersin City Education and Research HospitalAnkara City HospitalGülhane Education and Research HospitalHatay State HospitalBozok University Medical FacultyPrivate Aymira Nursing Home and Elderly Care CenterHealth Sciences UniversityŞişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research HospitalThe tetanus vaccine is not routinely given to Turkish adults. Protective tetanus immunity decreases with age. Health-care personnel (HCPs), who are role models in the field of health, are a target group in order to achieve a higher rate of tetanus vaccination in the community. This study was designed to evaluate attitudes and coverage regarding tetanus vaccination among a large sample of Turkish HCPs. This cross-sectional epidemiologic study was conducted from July to August 2019. A questionnaire was sent to HCPs using social media. Of the 10,644 HCPs included in the study, 65% were female. Overall, the tetanus vaccination coverage (TVC) among HCPs was 78.5% (95% CI: 77.7%-79.3%). TVC was significantly higher among physicians [83.4% (95% CI: 82%-84.6%); p < .001] compared with all other HCPs except nurses. Older age (≥40 years) and length of professional experience were significantly correlated with TVC. Of the 8353 HCPs who received tetanus vaccines during their lifetime, 73.03% received tetanus vaccination in the past 10 years. The self-vaccination rate for protection against tetanus was 13.1%. Acute injuries (25.42%) and pregnancy (23.9%) were the most common reasons for having the tetanus vaccine. One-third (33.7%) of HCPs did not have information about whether pregnant women could receive tetanus vaccinations. This survey study provided excellent baseline information about HCPs’ coverage rates and attitudes regarding tetanus vaccination. The present results suggested that tetanus boosters for HCPs should be established as soon as possible, and revealed that the HCPs younger than 30 years with relatively less professional experience and all other HCPs except nurses and physicians should be identified as the target population for future intervention programs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.2014732tetanus vaccinationhealthcare personnelcoverageattitudequestionnaire |
| spellingShingle | Derya Seyman Ayşegül Seremet Keskin Emine Küçükateş Mehmet Reşat Ceylan Gülnur Kul Selma Tosun Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül Özlem Zanapalıoğlu Gazel Hanife Uzar Serhat Uysal Işıl Deniz Aliravcı Sibel Yıldız Kaya Mustafa Uğuz Müçteba Can Burcu Çalışkan Demirkıran Halil Kul Emine Yeşilyurt Şölen Hüseyin Can Mustafa Deniz Bülent Altuntaş Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics tetanus vaccination healthcare personnel coverage attitude questionnaire |
| title | Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study |
| title_full | Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study |
| title_fullStr | Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study |
| title_short | Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study |
| title_sort | healthcare personnel s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in turkey a multicenter study |
| topic | tetanus vaccination healthcare personnel coverage attitude questionnaire |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.2014732 |
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