Diş Hekimlerinin COVID-19 Pandemisi ve Aşısına Karşı Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada diş hekimlerinin COVID-19 pandemisine bakışının ve pandemiyi sonlandırmada önemli bir rol oynayacağı düşünülen aşılamayla ilgili görüşlerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Türk Dişhekimleri Birliği’ne kayıtlı diş hekimlerine 1-28 Şubat 2021 tarihleri arasında bir ay süre içerisinde çevrim içi olarak Google Formlar kullanılarak 50 adet soru içeren anket yapılmıştır. Anket diş hekimlerinin sosyodemografik verilerinden, pandemi sürecinde yaşadıkları zorluklardan, çalışma ortamlarında aldıkları önlemlerden, aşıya karşı yaklaşımlarından meydana gelen bir dizi sorudan oluşmaktadır. Anket çalışmasına Türkiye’nin çeşitli bölgelerinden 305 diş hekimi katılmıştır. Katılımcıların %57’ si kadın, % 43’ü erkek diş hekimlerinden oluşmaktadır. Kendi kliniğinde çalışan diş hekimlerinin %59’u pandemi döneminde hasta sayısını azalttığını belirtirken, bu oran bir kurumda çalışanlarda %50 olmuştur. Sadece acil hasta bakanların oranı, kendi kliniğinde çalışanlarda %8.8 iken, bir kurumda çalışanlarda %32,4 olarak belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların %46,5’i COVID-19 aşılarının yan etkisi olmadığını düşünürken, %15,5 yan etkisi olduğunu düşünmektedir. Kararsız olanların oranı ise %38 olarak bulunmuştur. Çalışmamızın sonuçlarına göre anketimize katılan diş hekimlerinin pandemi döneminde aldığı önlemler çalıştıkları kuruma ve koşullara göre değişiklik göstermektedir.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• diş hekimi
• aşı

Evaluation of Dentists' Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccine

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the view of dentists on the COVID-19 pandemic and their views on vaccination, which is thought to play an important role in ending the pandemic. A survey containing 50 questions was conducted online using Google Forms, within 1 month, between February 1 and February 28, 2021, to dentists registered with the Turkish Dental Association. The questionnaire consists of a series of questions including dentists' sociodemographic data, the difficulties they experienced during the pandemic, the precautions they took in their working environment, and their approaches to vaccination. 305 dentists from various regions of Turkey participated in the survey. 57% of the participants are female and 43% are male dentists. While 59% of dentists working in their own clinics stated that they reduced the number of patients during the pandemic period, this rate was 50% for those working in an institution. While the rate of only emergency caregivers was 8.8% for those working in their own clinic, it was determined as 32.4% for those working in an institution. While 46.5% of the participants think that COVID-19 vaccines have no side effects, 15.5% think they have and 38 % have no idea about it. According to the results of our study, the precautions taken by the dentists participating in our survey during the pandemic period vary according to the conditions of the clinics they work.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• dentist
• vaccine

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