Bir Tıp Fakültesindeki Araştırma Görevlisi Doktorların ve Dönem VI Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin COVID-19 Aşısı Olma Durumları ve Etkileyen Faktörlerin Değerlendirilmes

Abstract

Amaç: COVID-19 pandemisi ile mücadelede sağlık çalışanlarının aşı kabulünün yüksek olması önem arz etmektedir. Yapılan bu çalışmada tıp fakültesi dönem VI öğrencilerinin ve araştırma görevlisi tıp doktorlarının COVID-19 aşı durumlarının değerlendirilmesi ve aşı kararlarını etkileyen faktörlerin araştırılması amaçlandı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bir tıp fakültesinde Mayıs 2021 - Haziran 2021 tarihleri arasında yapılan bu çalışma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olup; 352’si araştırma görevlisi tıp doktoru ve 149’u dönem VI tıp fakültesi öğrencisi olmak üzere toplam 501 katılımcıyla gerçekleştirildi. Çevrim içi ya da yüz yüze 47 soruluk anket formu ile araştırma verileri elde edildi. Bulgular: Çift doz COVID-19 aşısı yaptıranlar katılımcıların %88,2’sini oluşturmaktadır. COVID-19 aşısı yaptıran katılımcıların belirttiği en sık aşı yaptırma nedeni "hastalığa karşı bağışıklık kazanmak"tı. Katılımcılardan COVID-19 aşısı yaptırmayanların en sık öne sürdüğü neden ‘aşının güvenliği ve etkinliği açısından verilerin yeterli olmaması’ idi. Sonuç: COVID-19 geçirme öyküsü, grip aşısı yaptırma durumu, medeni durum, cinsiyet, aileye COVID-19 bulaştırmaktan korkma, geçmişte aşılamada yan etki görülmüş olması, COVID-19 aşısını hastalarına, aileye ve arkadaşlarına tavsiye etme gibi çeşitli faktörlerin aşı kabulünü etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Aşılama kampanyalarında aşı reddi ve kabulüne etki eden bu faktörlerin dikkate alınması faydalı olabilir.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Aşılama
• Sağlık Çalışanları

Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Influencing Factors among Research Assistant Physicians and SixthYear Medical Students at a Faculty of Medicine

Abstract

Objective: Ensuring high vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers is crucial in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate the COVID-19 vaccination status of research assistant doctors and term VI medical faculty students and explore the factors affecting their vaccination decisions. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 501 participants consisting of 149 semester VI medical students and 352 research assistant doctors at a medical faculty between May 2021 and June 2021. Research data was collected using a 47-question survey completed face-to-face or online. Results: Of the participants, 88.2% reported having received a double-dose COVID-19 vaccination. The most frequent reason for being vaccinated against COVID-19 was “acquiring immunity against the disease”. Upon examining the participants’ reasons for not being vaccinated against COVID-19, it was determined that the most common reason was a “lack of sufficient data concerning the efficacy and safety of vaccines”. Conclusion: The participants’ vaccine acceptance was affected by various factors, such as gender, marital status, flu vaccination status, history of adverse reactions to other vaccines, history of COVID-19 infection, fear of transmitting COVID-19 infection to their family, and whether they would recommend COVID-19 vaccination to their family, friends, and patients. It may be useful to consider these factors affecting vaccine acceptance and rejection when developing vaccination campaigns.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Vaccination
• Healthcare Workers

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