VACCINE HESITANCY AND RELATED FACTORS IN HEALTH CARE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1, 57 - 67, 31.01.2024

Furkan Çebi Aliye Mandıracıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.1367794

Öz

In this study, it was aimed to determine the vaccine hesitancy and related factors of the students of the vocational school of healthcare. The population of this cross-sectional study consists of 2343 students aged 18 and over enrolled in Ege University Atatürk Health Care Vocational School in the 2022-2023 academic year. The minimum sample size was calculated and 683 volunteers were included in the study. Sociodemographic information, health status and habits prepared by the researchers and Vaccine Hesitancy Scale were used as data collection tools. Of the participants, 67.9% were female and 68.5% were first class. It was found that 10% of the students reported vaccine hesitancy in their mothers and 7.9% in their fathers and 13.5% of students stated that they had received influenza vaccine in the last year. The mean of the students' “Vaccine Hesitancy Scale” scores was calculated as 32.29±5.1. The scale scores of those who were younger and who reported parental vaccination hesitancy were found to be lower. It has been observed that students who have vaccine hesitancy in their families continue to have a similar negative attitude in themselves. It is very important for public health that today's students, who will be the health workers of the future, eliminate vaccine hesitancy.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Vaccine hesitancy, healthcare students, university, immunization

SAĞLIK MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE AŞI TEREDDÜDÜ VE İLİŞKİLİ ETMENLER

Öz

Bu çalışmada, sağlık hizmetleri yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin aşı tereddütleri ve ilişkili etmenlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışmanın evrenini Ege Üniversitesi Atatürk Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 2022-2023 öğretim yılında kayıtlı 18 yaş ve üzeri 2343 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Minimum örneklem büyüklüğü hesaplanarak 683 gönüllü çalışmaya dahil edildi. Araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan sosyodemografik bilgiler, sağlık durumu ve alışkanlıklar ile “Aşı Tereddüdü Ölçeği” veri toplama aracı olarak kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların %67,9’u kadın, %68,5’i birinci sınıf idi. Öğrencilerin %10’u annelerinde, %7,9’u ise babalarında aşı tereddüdü olduğunun bildirdi. Öğrencilerin %13,5’i son bir yıl içinde İnfluenza aşısı yaptırdığını belirtti. Öğrencilerin Aşı Tereddüdü Ölçeği puanlarının ortalaması 32,29±5,1 olarak hesaplandı. Daha genç olan ve ebeveyn aşı tereddütü bildirenlerin ölçek puanı daha düşük saptandı. Ailelerinde aşı tereddüdü bulunan öğrencilerin ve daha küçük yaştaki katılımcıların aşıya olumsuz tutumun sürdüğü gözlenmiştir. Geleceğin sağlık çalışanları olacak bugünün öğrencilerinin aşı tereddütlerinin giderilmesi toplum sağlığı açısından oldukça önemlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Aşı tereddüdü, sağlık öğrencileri, üniversite, bağışıklama

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