Determination of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Adults At and Over the Age of 18 On Vaccines and Vaccination
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2019
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of adults aged 18 years and older about vaccines and vaccination and to establish vaccine hesitancy and vaccine rejection rates in the population. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in five primary care clinics in Meram, Konya. The sample size of the study was 130. Between 10 and 31 October 2018, 134 subjects aged 18 and over who applied to the primary care clinics for any reason were included into the study. For the research, a data collection form consisting of 23 questions was developed by the researchers. The data collection form was applied to the participants by face-to-face interview method. Data entry, statistical analysis and report writing were done with computer. In summarizing numerical data, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values were used, and in summarizing categorical data, frequencies and percentages were used. Results: 52.2% of the participants were females, 59% were married and 35.1% were high school graduates. 79.9% of the volunteers knew at least one vaccine-protected disease, 44.8% of them knew at least one vaccine in the vaccination chart and 16.4% of them knew at least one vaccine not included in the vaccination chart. 93.9% of the participants thought that vaccination is necessary. 65.3% of the participants learned about vaccines from health care workers. There was no one who refused all vaccinations among the people involved in the research. We found that 9% of the study group had vaccine hesitancy. 84% of the respondents stated that they would like to vaccinate themselves and their children if the vaccine was produced in our country. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was found that the participants had a positive attitude about vaccines and vaccination. No vaccine rejection was observed in our study group, but it was found that there was a 9% vaccine hesitation. There was a high-level support in the participants for the production and use of native Turkish vaccines.
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Vaccine Hesitancy, Vaccine Rejection, Vacination, Public Health
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Flora Infeksiyon Hastaliklari Ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
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