Knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal
Among 10 global problems of 2019 determined by the World Health Organization, vaccine refusal was one of the problems mentioned. In this context, health services and health personnel whose main objectives are to keep individuals healthy and to prevent diseases have major responsibilities. This study...
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| author | Gulseda Boz Ayse Gokce Esra Yigit Mehmet Aslan Ali Ozer |
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| description | Among 10 global problems of 2019 determined by the World Health Organization, vaccine refusal was one of the problems mentioned. In this context, health services and health personnel whose main objectives are to keep individuals healthy and to prevent diseases have major responsibilities. This study aims to analyze knowledge and behavior of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal. This study, conducted between June and July 2019, is a descriptive cross-sectional study. It was conducted in a hospital located in Malatya in eastern Turkey. At the time of the study, 850 nurses work in this hospital. Sample size was calculated to be 263 at a confidence interval of 95% and strength of 80%. Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used in statistical analyses. In the present study, 31.7% of the participating nurses stated that they had concerns about childhood vaccines. Two-thirds of nurses stated that their knowledge on vaccines was from their education. The level of hesitance in those agreeing to the fact that vaccines caused autism and infertility, those stating that they did not trust vaccine-producing companies, and those stating that catching the disease was a better immunization method than vaccination was significantly higher than those not agreeing to these and those who were indecisive (p < .05). One-third of nurses was proven to have hesitance on childhood vaccines, and this rate is rather high. Nurses, being both health personnel and the communication channel for guiding parents, should be provided necessary training and practices in order to ease their hesitance on vaccination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc7b1540582746bcbd7736abca6e1efe2023-09-26T13:00:33ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2021-11-0117114512451710.1080/21645515.2021.19631701963170Knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusalGulseda Boz0Ayse Gokce1Esra Yigit2Mehmet Aslan3Ali Ozer4Inonu UniversityMinistry of Health, Bingol Provincial Health Directorate, Bingol, TurkeyInonu UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Inonu UniversityInonu UniversityAmong 10 global problems of 2019 determined by the World Health Organization, vaccine refusal was one of the problems mentioned. In this context, health services and health personnel whose main objectives are to keep individuals healthy and to prevent diseases have major responsibilities. This study aims to analyze knowledge and behavior of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal. This study, conducted between June and July 2019, is a descriptive cross-sectional study. It was conducted in a hospital located in Malatya in eastern Turkey. At the time of the study, 850 nurses work in this hospital. Sample size was calculated to be 263 at a confidence interval of 95% and strength of 80%. Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used in statistical analyses. In the present study, 31.7% of the participating nurses stated that they had concerns about childhood vaccines. Two-thirds of nurses stated that their knowledge on vaccines was from their education. The level of hesitance in those agreeing to the fact that vaccines caused autism and infertility, those stating that they did not trust vaccine-producing companies, and those stating that catching the disease was a better immunization method than vaccination was significantly higher than those not agreeing to these and those who were indecisive (p < .05). One-third of nurses was proven to have hesitance on childhood vaccines, and this rate is rather high. Nurses, being both health personnel and the communication channel for guiding parents, should be provided necessary training and practices in order to ease their hesitance on vaccination.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1963170child healthknowledgenursesvaccinevaccination refusal |
| spellingShingle | Gulseda Boz Ayse Gokce Esra Yigit Mehmet Aslan Ali Ozer Knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics child health knowledge nurses vaccine vaccination refusal |
| title | Knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal |
| title_full | Knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal |
| title_short | Knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal |
| title_sort | knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at inonu university turgut ozal medical center on childhood vaccine refusal |
| topic | child health knowledge nurses vaccine vaccination refusal |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1963170 |
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