ağlık Çalışanı Ebeveynlerin Çocukluk Dönemi Aşılarına Yönelik Tutumu

Abstract

Amaç: Sağlık çalışanlarının aşılara yönelik tutumu, toplumun aşılara yönelik tutumunu etkileyebilmektedir. Bu nedenle, aşılama programlarının başarısında önemli role sahiptirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlık çalışanı ebeveynlerin çocukluk dönemi aşılarına yönelik tutumlarının saptanmasıdır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma kesitsel tipte bir anket çalışmasıdır. Örneklem grubunu 169 sağlık çalışanı oluşturmuştur. Veriler, Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Çocukluk Çağı Aşılarına İlişkin Ebeveyn Tutumları Ölçeği (PACV) kullanılarak çevrimiçi olarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Bu çalışmada sağlık çalışanı ebeveynlerde çocukluk dönemi aşılarına yönelik kararsızlık %10.7 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Sağlık çalışanlarının %16’sı genel aşılara yönelik kararsız, %1.8’ i karşı olduklarını belirtmişlerdir. Aşı kararsızlığının en önemli nedeni güven eksikliği olarak tespit edilmiştir. Aşı kararsızlığı, lise mezunu, ekonomik durumu düşük olan sağlık çalışanlarında yüksek iken, bilimsel yayınları bilgi kaynağı olarak kullanan, en az yükseklisans mezunu, ekonomik durumu yüksek sağlık çalışanlarında düşük bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Sağlık çalışanlarının aşılara yönelik doğru bilgi kaynaklarına yönlendirilmesi, özellikle eğitim düzeyi düşük kişilerde aşı kararsızlığını azaltabilir. Aşı kararsızlığının en önemli nedeni olan güven sorunlarının, aşıların üretim teknolojileri ve içeriklerine yönelik verilecek güvenilir bilgiler ile azaltılabileceği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Aşılama
• aşı programı
• aşı reddi
• çocuk sağlığı
• sağlık çalışanları

Attitudes of Health Professional Parents Towards Childhood Vaccination

Abstract

Objective: Attitudes of health professionals towards vaccines can affect the attitudes of society towards vaccination. Therefore, they play a crucial role in the success of immunisation programmes. This study aimed to assess the attitudes of health professional parents towards childhood vaccines. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used in the study. The sample included 169 health professionals. Data were collected online using an Introductory Information Form and the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) Questionnaire, which was created by the researchers. Results: Our study, vaccine hesitancy regarding childhood immunisations was determined as 10.7% among health professional parents. Among these professionals, 16% reported hesitancy towards vaccines in general while 1.8% expressed opposition to vaccination. The primary reason for vaccine hesitancy was a lack of confidence. Vaccine hesitancy was found to be high among health professionals who were high school graduates and those with low economic status. Conversely, it was found to be low among those who used scientific publications as a source of information, held at least a master’s degree, and had a high economic status. Conclusion: Directing health professionals to accurate sources of information on vaccines can reduce vaccine hesitancy, especially among people with low education levels. It is thought that confidence problems, which are the primary cause of vaccine hesitancy, can be alleviated by providing reliable information about vaccine production technologies and contents

Keywords

• Child health
• immunization schedule
• medical staffs
• vaccination
• vaccination refusal.

Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Ethical Statement

Permission was obtained from Pamukkale University Medical Ethics Committee. After the women had read information on the study and had clicked on “I agree to participate in the research” on the screen, they were able to complete the forms.

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