COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Related Factors among Medical Students in Bolu

Abstract

Introduction: Medical students are among the frontline health care providers most likely to be exposed to COVID-19 patients. Achieving high COVID-19 vaccination rates in this group is necessary and important. The aim of this study is to evaluate medical students' COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors in Turkey. The information will help identify potential concerns. Methods: Our study was designed in cross-sectional type. 225 students studying at Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine were included in the study. As a data collection tool, an evaluation form was created by scanning the relevant literature. Results: 53.3% (n=120) of the participants had no COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, while 46.7% (n=105) had hesitations about COVID-19 vaccination for various reasons. It was stated that 'they have hesitations about long-term effects of COVID-19 vaccination' with 22.7% (n=51). Participants with COVID-19 infection did not trust information about the vaccine they received from public health professionals and family physicians (p=0.237). Conclusion: In our study, medical students in Turkey seem to have hesitations about the long-term effects of COVID-19 vaccines. These hesitations of physicians and physician candidates should be eliminated. In addition, in our study, it is seen that the rate of those who think about getting the fluvaccine in the next year has increased approximately 10 times. The pandemic has increased students' desire to be vaccinated.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• vaccine hesitancy
• medical students

Tıp Öğrencileri Arasında COVID-19 Aşı Tereddütü ve İlişkili Faktörler, Bolu Örneği

Abstract

Giriş: Tıp öğrencileri, COVID-19 hastaları ile temas eden ön saflardaki sağlık hizmeti sağlayıcıları arasındadır. Bu grupta yüksek COVID-19 aşılama oranlarına ulaşmak gerekli ve önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin COVID-19 aşısına karşı aşı tereddütlerini ve ilişkili faktörleri değerlendirmektir. Elde edilen bilgiler potansiyel endişelerin belirlenmesine yardımcı olacaktır. Yöntem: Çalışmamız kesitsel tipte dizayn edilmiştir. Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesinde eğitim gören 225 öğrenci çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak ilgili literatür taranarak değerlendirme formu oluşturulmuştur. Bulgular: Katılımcıların %53,3’ünün (n=120) COVID-19 aşısı ile ilgili tereddütü yoktu, % 46,7’si (n=105) ise çeşitli nedenlerle aşı tereddütü yaşıyordu. %22,7 (n=51) ile en yüksek oranda 'uzun dönem etkileri konusunda tereddütleri olduğu' belirtildi. COVID-19 enfeksiyonu geçiren katılımcılar halk sağlığı uzmanları ve aile hekimlerinden aldıkları aşı hakkındaki bilgilere güvenmiyordu (p=0,237). Sonuç: Türkiye’deki tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin COVID-19 aşılarının uzun dönem etkileri konusunda tereddütleri olduğu görülmektedir. Hekim ve hekim adaylarının bu tereddütleri giderilmelidir. Çalışmamız sonucunda bir sonraki yıl grip aşısı yaptırmayı düşünenlerin oranının yaklaşık 10 kat arttığı görülmektedir. Pandemi öğrencilerin aşı olma isteğini artırmış gibi görünmektedir.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• aşı tereddütü
• tıp öğrencileri

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