Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Front Public Health. 2022 Apr 14;10:865759. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.865759. eCollection 2022.
A lack of knowledge on adult vaccination has been documented among physicians. They play a critical role in promoting adult vaccines. This study aimed to review the status of adult vaccination in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and evaluate physicians' knowledge and knowledge sources regarding adult vaccines.
Local, regional, and global adult vaccination guidelines were reviewed. A 40-item questionnaire was used to collect data from physicians from June to October 2020, using convenience and snowball sampling. Knowledge score was calculated, and predictors identified using Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis -tests. Ordinary Least Squares regression was used for Multivariate Analysis.
A total of 500 responses were included. A quarter were internists, and another quarter were family physicians. Fifty-seven percent were medical interns and residents. Both perceived and actual knowledge of adult vaccination were low. Bivariate analysis showed knowledge depending on department, level of training, workplace, and perceived knowledge. All remained significant after multivariable regression except workplace. International and local guidelines were the most common knowledge sources. Forty-two percent were unable to access the local guidelines.
Physicians' knowledge was poor and local guidelines were not clear or easily accessible. Participants were highly receptive to guidance and practice with adult vaccines.
医生对成人疫苗接种的知识了解不足。他们在推广成人疫苗方面发挥着关键作用。本研究旨在回顾阿联酋（UAE）的成人疫苗接种现状，并评估医生对成人疫苗的知识和知识来源。
回顾了本地、区域和全球的成人疫苗接种指南。使用便利抽样和雪球抽样，于 2020 年 6 月至 10 月期间从医生处收集了 40 项问卷数据。计算知识得分，并使用曼-惠特尼和克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验识别预测因素。使用普通最小二乘法进行多变量分析。
共纳入 500 份回复。四分之一是内科医生，另有四分之一是家庭医生。百分之五十七是医学实习生和住院医师。对成人疫苗接种的感知和实际知识都很低。双变量分析表明，知识取决于科室、培训水平、工作场所和感知知识。多变量回归后，除工作场所外，所有因素均保持显著。国际和本地指南是最常见的知识来源。有 42%的人无法获取本地指南。
医生的知识匮乏，本地指南不够清晰或难以获取。参与者非常愿意接受成人疫苗接种的指导和实践。
