a Department of Experimental Medicine , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2018 Jul 3;14(7):1566-1572. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2017.1421877. Epub 2018 Jan 25.
This study evaluates knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of adolescents regarding vaccinations. A cross-sectional study was conducted among a sample of 771 adolescents, aged 11 to 18 selected from a random sample of 5 public schools, in the period between March and May 2017, in the geographical area of Naples. A self-administered questionnaire was used to seek information about: 1) socio-demographic characteristics; 2) knowledge of vaccine-preventable diseases; 3) attitudes towards vaccinations; 4) behavior regarding vaccinations. 57.2% had a fair/satisfactory knowledge of vaccine-preventable diseases. This knowledge was significantly higher in those who had at least one graduated parent, those who had received information about the vaccines from physicians and those who needed additional information about the vaccines. With regards to attitude, 41.3% of adolescents had a very favorable attitude by responding 9 or 10 towards the utility of vaccines in preventing diseases. This was significantly associated with the usefulness of information received about vaccinations and with age of respondents. Regarding vaccination decisions, 47.2% believed that adolescents should make vaccination decisions for themselves. These results highlight the need to implement educational interventions to improve adolescents' understanding of vaccinations so that they are more informed in decisions regarding their health.
本研究评估了青少年对疫苗接种的知识、态度和行为。2017 年 3 月至 5 月期间，在那不勒斯地理区域，从 5 所公立学校的随机样本中抽取了 771 名 11 至 18 岁的青少年进行了一项横断面研究。使用自我管理问卷来获取以下信息：1）社会人口统计学特征；2）疫苗可预防疾病的知识；3）对疫苗接种的态度；4）疫苗接种行为。57.2%的青少年对疫苗可预防疾病有较好/满意的了解。在那些至少有一位受过高等教育的父母、从医生那里获得疫苗信息的人以及那些需要有关疫苗的更多信息的人，这种知识明显更高。关于态度，41.3%的青少年对疫苗在预防疾病方面的效用给予了非常有利的评价（回答 9 或 10）。这与所收到的有关疫苗接种的信息的有用性以及受访者的年龄显著相关。关于疫苗接种决策，47.2%的人认为青少年应该自己决定接种疫苗。这些结果突出表明需要实施教育干预措施，以提高青少年对疫苗接种的理解，使他们在涉及自身健康的决策中更有信息。
