Evren Emine Ünal, Evren Hakan, Özcem Selin Bardak, Yazgan Züleyha Özer, Barış Serap Argun, Yıldız Füsun
Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Kyrenia Dr. Suat Günsel Hospital, Kyrenia, Cyprus.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Near East University, School of Medicine, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Turk Thorac J. 2020 Jan;21(1):39-43. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2019.180165. Epub 2020 Jan 1.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of physicians on influenza and pneumococcal vaccine.
A questionnaire was administered to physicians working in Kyrenia University Hospital and Near East University School of Medicine.
There were 38 female (56.7%) and 29 male (43.3%) participants. The mean age was 39.3±12.5 years. There were 24 general practitioners (GP) and 43 specialists participating in the study. Influenza vaccine and its risk minimization for infection were well known among 92.5% of the participants. However, 76.1% of them mentioned that they had knowledge about the pneumococcal vaccine, and this ratio about its reducing the risk of infection was 73.1%. 83.7% of specialists and 79.2% of GP thought that adult vaccines were effective (p=0.6). The rate of influenza vaccination among specialists was higher than that of GP (67.4% vs. 41.7%, p=0.04). However, the rates of pneumococcal vaccination were low and similar in both groups (p=0.3). In both specialists and GP, the most common reason for not receiving the vaccine was the belief of not being in the risk group (p=0.9). The knowledge level of pneumococcal vaccination in GP was found to be statistically lower than in specialists (p<0.05).
Although influenza vaccine and its risk minimization for infection are well known among physicians, the pneumococcal vaccine is not well known. It is suggested that training about vaccination for both specialists and GP are important for preventive medicine.
本研究旨在评估医生对流感疫苗和肺炎球菌疫苗的了解情况。
对在凯里尼亚大学医院和近东大学医学院工作的医生进行问卷调查。
共有38名女性（56.7%）和29名男性（43.3%）参与者。平均年龄为39.3±12.5岁。有24名全科医生（GP）和43名专科医生参与了该研究。92.5%的参与者熟知流感疫苗及其降低感染风险的作用。然而，76.1%的参与者表示了解肺炎球菌疫苗，认为其能降低感染风险的比例为73.1%。83.7%的专科医生和79.2%的全科医生认为成人疫苗有效（p = 0.6）。专科医生的流感疫苗接种率高于全科医生（67.4%对41.7%，p = 0.04）。然而，两组的肺炎球菌疫苗接种率都很低且相似（p = 0.3）。在专科医生和全科医生中，未接种疫苗的最常见原因是认为自己不属于风险群体（p = 0.9）。发现全科医生对肺炎球菌疫苗接种的了解程度在统计学上低于专科医生（p < 0.05）。
尽管医生们熟知流感疫苗及其降低感染风险的作用，但肺炎球菌疫苗却鲜为人知。建议对专科医生和全科医生进行疫苗接种培训对预防医学很重要。
