COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy and Vaccine Hesitancy Among University Students

Year 2023, , 141 - 150, 24.08.2023

Ebru Sönmez Sarı , Zila Özlem Kırbaş

https://doi.org/10.46413/boneyusbad.1274199

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to determine the COVID-19 vaccine literacy level and vaccine hesitancy in university students.
Material and Method: The sample of the descriptive-relationship-seeking study consisted of university students (n=422) studying in health programs. Data; The Personal Information Form was collected online using the COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Scale and the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale-Short Form. In data analysis, independent samples t-test, One Way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation test were used. The level of statistical significance was accepted as p<0.05.
Results: The COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy mean scores of the students were found to be 2.76 ± 0.49 and the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale mean scores were 31.85 ± 9.07. It has been observed that there was a weak, negative linear relationship between COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy and Vaccine Hesitancy (r= -0.226, p<0.01). As the level of COVID-19 vaccine literacy increases, vaccine hesitancy decreases.
Conclusions: Determining the COVID-19 vaccine literacy and vaccine hesitancy status in university students is important in terms of guiding the studies to be carried out for the protection and promotion of public health.

Keywords

Vaccine hesitancy, Vaccine literacy, COVID-19, Student

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Üniversite Öğrencilerinde COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığı ve Aşı Karşıtlığı

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırma üniversite öğrencilerinde COVID-19 aşı okuryazarlığı düzeyi ve aşı karşıtlığı durumlarını belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı-ilişki arayıcı tipte yapılan araştırmanın örneklemini sağlık programlarında öğrenim gören üniversite öğrencileri (n=422) oluşturmuştur. Veri; Kişisel Bilgi Formu, COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ve Aşı Karşıtlığı Ölçeği-Kısa Form kullanılarak çevrimiçi toplanmıştır. Veri analizinde bağımsız örneklem t testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ve Pearson korelasyon testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi p<0.05 olarak kabul edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Öğrencilerin COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığı puan ortalamaları 2.76 ± 0.49 ve Aşı Karşıtlığı Ölçeği puan ortalamaları 31.85 ± 9.07 bulunmuştur. COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığı ile Aşı Karşıtlığı arasında zayıf, negatif yönde doğrusal ilişki olduğu görülmüştür (r= -0.226, p<0.01). COVID-19 aşı okuryazarlığı düzeyi arttıkça aşı karşıtlığı azalmaktadır.
Sonuç: Üniversite öğrencilerinde COVID-19 aşı okuryazarlığı ve aşı karşıtlığı durumlarının belirlenmesi toplum sağlığının korunması ve geliştirilmesi için yapılacak çalışmalara yol gösterici olması açısından önemlidir.

Keywords

Aşı tereddütü, Aşı okuryazarlığı, Öğrenci, COVID-19

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