Mjrby Layla M, Sahli Angham A, Alsrori Zahra M, Kamili Fatimah H, Althurwi Halimah A, Zalah Amal A, Alharbi Hadeel M, Alharbi Hesham M
Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Apr 30;9(4):2079-2084. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1061_19. eCollection 2020 Apr.
Studies have identified health care providers as an important determinant of vaccination acceptance. However, knowledge and attitudes toward vaccination have not been sufficiently studied in Saudi Arabia, especially among medical students. Therefore, we conducted this study to explore vaccination knowledge and attitudes among medical students at a large Saudi university.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 182 Saudi medical students between February 2019 and May 2019. Participants were invited to fill out a self-administered questionnaire assessing knowledge and attitudes toward vaccination. The statistical analysis included descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, independent samples -test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The relationship between knowledge and attitudes was assessed using Pearson's correlation test.
A total of 182 respondents completed the questionnaires, giving a response rate of 91%. The study included male (52.7%) and female (47.3%) students from study years 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The overall mean knowledge score was under average (3.05/9, SD = 1.86) and the respondents showed generally moderate attitudes toward vaccination (Mean = 30.60/45, SD = 6.07). While, there was no sex difference in both the scores on knowledge and attitudes domains, the year of study was significantly associated with the mean knowledge score ( = 6.48, < 0.01) and attitudes score ( = 7.12, < 0.01). As predicted, there was a significant linear relationship between vaccination knowledge and attitudes (r = 0.71, < 0.01).
The study revealed generally moderate attitudes of Saudi medical students toward vaccination. However, several knowledge gaps were detected. The implications of the current findings are discussed.
研究已确定医疗保健提供者是疫苗接种接受度的一个重要决定因素。然而，在沙特阿拉伯，尤其是在医学生中，对疫苗接种的知识和态度尚未得到充分研究。因此，我们开展了这项研究，以探讨沙特一所大型大学医学生的疫苗接种知识和态度。
2019年2月至2019年5月，对182名沙特医学生进行了横断面调查。邀请参与者填写一份自我管理的问卷，评估对疫苗接种的知识和态度。统计分析包括描述性分析、卡方检验、独立样本t检验和方差分析（ANOVA）。使用Pearson相关检验评估知识与态度之间的关系。
共有182名受访者完成了问卷，回复率为91%。该研究包括来自二、三、四、五、六年级的男（52.7%）女（47.3%）学生。总体平均知识得分低于平均水平（3.05/9，标准差=1.86），受访者对疫苗接种总体表现出中等态度（平均=30.60/45，标准差=6.07）。虽然在知识和态度领域的得分上没有性别差异，但学习年份与平均知识得分（F=6.48，P<0.01）和态度得分（F=7.12，P<0.01）显著相关。正如预期的那样，疫苗接种知识与态度之间存在显著的线性关系（r=0.71，P<0.01）。
该研究揭示了沙特医学生对疫苗接种总体持中等态度。然而，发现了一些知识差距。讨论了当前研究结果的影响。
