Investigation of the Effect of COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy on COVID-19 Vaccine Attitude

Year 2023, , 113 - 118, 01.08.2023

Behire Sancar Ayşe Buket Doğan , Yağmur Sürmeli Fügen Özcanarslan

https://doi.org/10.31125/hunhemsire.1333846

Abstract

Aim: This descriptive research was conducted to determine the relationship between COVID-19 vaccine literacy and public attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccine.
Material and Methods: The research data were collected by convenience sampling between June and September 2021. The population of the research consisted of 1112 individuals aged 18 and over. The data were collected online using a personal information form, the COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Scale, and the Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine (ATV-COVID-19) Scale.
Results: The mean COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy scale total score was 2.91±0.43, while the mean ATV-COVID-19 scale total was 3.68±0.76. A statistically significant and positive relationship existed between the participants' COVID-19 VL scale total scores and their ATV-COVID-19 scale total scores.
Conclusion: The vaccine literacy of the participants was relatively high, and their attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine were positive. As vaccine literacy increased, positive attitudes toward vaccines also increased.

Keywords

COVID-19, vaccine attitude, vaccine literacy

COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığının COVID-19 Aşı Tutumu Üzerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Tanımlayıcı tipteki bu araştırma, COVID-19 aşı okuryazarlığı ile toplumda COVID-19 aşısına yönelik tutum arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmanın verileri kolayda örnekleme yöntemi ile Haziran 2021 ile Eylül 2021 tarihleri arasında toplandı. Araştırmanın evrenini 18 yaş ve üzeri 1112 birey oluşturdu. Veriler, kişisel bilgi formu, COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ve COVID-19 Aşısına Yönelik Tutumlar Ölçeği kullanılarak çevrimiçi olarak toplandı.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığı ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 2,91±0,43'tü. Katılımcıların COVID-19 Aşısına Yönelik Tutumlar ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 3,68±0,76'ydı. Katılımcıların COVID-19 VL ölçeği toplam puanları ile ATV-COVID-19 ölçeği toplam puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve pozitif bir ilişki vardı.
Sonuç: Bu araştırmada katılımcıların aşı okuryazarlığı göreceli olarak yüksekti ve COVID-19 aşısına yönelik tutumları olumluydu. Aşı okuryazarlığı arttıkça aşılara yönelik olumlu tutumlar da arttı.

Keywords

Aşı okuryazarlığı, aşı tutumu, COVID-19

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