Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, 03690 Alicante, Spain.
Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Alicante University General Hospital, 03010 Alicante, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 24;18(7):3356. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073356.
Health professionals are the most influential and main sources of information about vaccines for the general population, as they are regarded as role models by patients and society. The objective of the present study was to determine the knowledge and attitudes of a group of university Nursing students about vaccines, as well as their sources of information and their education needs. A cross-sectional study was performed through a questionnaire (55 items) provided to Nursing students at two Spanish universities. A total of 1122 students participated in the study. The mean score obtained for knowledge about vaccines was 44.6 ± 4.3, and for attitudes towards vaccines, it was 37.2 ± 3.9. Hepatitis B (94.7%) and the Flu (89%) are the two main vaccines they should receive as health workers. The main source of information was the family environment (65.6%). Most of them considered that post-graduate education about vaccines should be provided by academic entities (universities, 62.7%). Among the health professionals, Nurses (85.5%) must be better educated and trained on the subject of vaccines. It is therefore necessary to delve into and complete the nurses' training on vaccines, to educate them about the risks at the individual level, and their decisive role as promoters of the vaccination strategy for the general population. Universities must become the leaders in vaccine education and training.
健康专业人员是大众获取疫苗相关信息的最具影响力和主要来源，因为他们被患者和社会视为榜样。本研究旨在确定一组大学护理专业学生对疫苗的知识和态度，以及他们的信息来源和教育需求。通过向两所西班牙大学的护理专业学生提供问卷（共 55 个问题）进行了一项横断面研究。共有 1122 名学生参与了研究。疫苗知识的平均得分为 44.6±4.3，疫苗态度的平均得分为 37.2±3.9。乙肝（94.7%）和流感（89%）是他们作为卫生工作者应接种的两种主要疫苗。主要信息来源是家庭环境（65.6%）。他们大多数人认为疫苗的研究生教育应由学术实体（大学）提供（62.7%）。在卫生专业人员中，护士（85.5%）必须在疫苗方面接受更好的教育和培训。因此，有必要深入并完善护士的疫苗培训，教育他们有关个人层面的风险，以及他们作为大众疫苗接种策略推动者的决定性作用。大学必须成为疫苗教育和培训的领导者。
