Department of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mala Hora 11149/4B, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
Clinic of Urology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollarova 2, 03659 Martin, Slovakia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 29;19(7):4072. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074072.
The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination among medical students worldwide. Three electronic databases, i.e., PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science (WoS), were used to collect the related studies according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The study population included undergraduate medical students who had already been vaccinated reported in original articles published between January 2020 and December 2021. The heterogeneity of results among studies was quantified using the inconsistency index I. Publication bias was assessed by using Egger's test. Six cross-sectional studies with 4118 respondents were included in this study. The prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination was 61.9% (95% CI, 39.7-80.1%). There were no statistical differences between gender and vaccination acceptance, 1.038 (95% CI 0.874-1.223), and year of study and vaccination acceptance, 2.414 (95% CI, 0.754-7.729). The attitudes towards compulsory vaccination among healthcare workers can be determined by a prevalence of 71.4% (95% CI, 67.0-75.4%). The prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination among medical students was at a moderate level. Placing a greater emphasis on prevention seems essential in the medical curriculum.
本次荟萃分析的目的是评估全球医学生中 COVID-19 疫苗接种的流行率。根据系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目 (PRISMA) 指南，使用三个电子数据库，即 PubMed、Scopus 和 Web of Science (WoS)，收集相关研究。研究人群包括已在 2020 年 1 月至 2021 年 12 月期间发表的原始文章中报告接种疫苗的本科医学生。使用不一致指数 I 来量化研究结果之间的异质性。使用 Egger 检验评估发表偏倚。本研究纳入了 6 项横断面研究，共 4118 名受访者。COVID-19 疫苗接种的流行率为 61.9%（95%CI，39.7-80.1%）。性别和疫苗接种接受率之间没有统计学差异，1.038（95%CI 0.874-1.223），以及学习年限和疫苗接种接受率之间没有统计学差异，2.414（95%CI，0.754-7.729）。医护人员对强制接种疫苗的态度可以通过 71.4%（95%CI，67.0-75.4%）的流行率来确定。医学生 COVID-19 疫苗接种的流行率处于中等水平。在医学课程中更加重视预防似乎至关重要。
