Directorate of Research, Studies and Documentation, National Public Health Organization, 15123 Athens, Greece.
School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 1;19(5):2879. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052879.
Our aim was to study attitudes toward vaccinations, full vaccination rates and susceptibility rates against vaccine-preventable diseases among students attending a University Dental School. A total of 134 students were studied. Full vaccination rates were as follows: 56.5% against measles and mumps, 70.6% against rubella, 32.3% against varicella, 44.1% against hepatitis A, 45.9% against hepatitis B, and 87.7% against COVID-19. In the past decade, 63.2% of students had received a booster shot against tetanus-diphtheria, 47.8% against pertussis, and 28.1% against poliomyelitis, while 29.4% of students had been vaccinated against influenza in the past year. Susceptibility rates were 40.4% for measles, 42.4% for mumps, 28.3% for rubella, 32.3% for varicella, 55.3% for hepatitis A, 54.1% for hepatitis B, 36.8% for tetanus-diphtheria, 52.2% for pertussis, and 71.9% for poliomyelitis. Overall, 123 (91.8%) students favored mandatory vaccinations, mainly for all dentists (88.4%), while 11.6% of students favored them only for dentists who provide care to high-risk patients. In conclusion, most dental students favored mandatory vaccinations, yet we found significant vaccination gaps and susceptibility rates against vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccinations for dental students should be intensified. A national vaccination registry for healthcare personnel including dental students is urgently needed.
我们的目的是研究一所牙科学院学生对疫苗接种的态度、完全疫苗接种率和对可预防疾病的疫苗易感性。共有 134 名学生接受了研究。完全疫苗接种率如下：56.5%对抗麻疹和风疹，70.6%对抗风疹，32.3%对抗水痘，44.1%对抗甲型肝炎，45.9%对抗乙型肝炎，87.7%对抗 COVID-19。在过去十年中，63.2%的学生接受了破伤风类毒素、白喉的加强针，47.8%对抗百日咳，28.1%对抗脊髓灰质炎，而 29.4%的学生在过去一年中接种了流感疫苗。易感性率为：麻疹 40.4%，腮腺炎 42.4%，风疹 28.3%，水痘 32.3%，甲型肝炎 55.3%，乙型肝炎 54.1%，破伤风类毒素 36.8%，百日咳 52.2%，脊髓灰质炎 71.9%。总体而言，123 名（91.8%）学生赞成强制接种疫苗，主要是针对所有牙医（88.4%），而 11.6%的学生仅赞成为为高风险患者提供护理的牙医接种疫苗。总之，大多数牙科学学生赞成强制接种疫苗，但我们发现存在显著的疫苗接种差距和对可预防疾病的疫苗易感性。应加强对牙科学学生的疫苗接种。迫切需要为包括牙科学学生在内的医疗保健人员建立国家疫苗接种登记册。
