Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Medical Education, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Department of Medical Education, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Vaccine. 2022 Sep 2;40(37):5452-5458. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.07.039. Epub 2022 Aug 4.
Recent rises in the incidence of vaccine-preventable illnesses and suboptimal vaccine acceptance are considered a consequence of accumulating misinformation. Evidence-based approaches to patient-provider communication are key to addressing vaccine hesitancy.
The aim of this study was to assess vaccination attitudes and foundational knowledge among healthcare professions students.
A 72-item survey was developed to assess vaccine attitudes and knowledge about vaccination among health professions students. The survey incorporated 14 demographics questions, 41 attitude questions, and 17 knowledge questions. 16 of the attitude questions, derived from a set of core questions used to diagnose vaccine hesitancy from the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) Vaccine Hesitancy Matrix, were analyzed together to derive a vaccine acceptance score.
295 anonymous survey responses were collected between July 2019 and November 2020. Respondents represented students enrolled in medical, dental, pharmacy, optometry, and biomedical science health professions programs. Respondents scored 82.0% ± 0.8% (mean ± standard error of the mean) on questions that gauged vaccine acceptance. The mean vaccine acceptance score was 85.4% ± 1.0% for medical students and 88.0% ± 1.6% for biomedical science students. The mean knowledge score across all programs was 67.7% ± 1.1%. The greatest proficiency in knowledge scores was seen amongst medical students (79.0% ± 1.3%).
Amongst the different health professions, students in the fields of medicine and biomedical sciences had the highest levels of vaccine acceptance attitudes and knowledge. The vaccine acceptance score can be utilized by health professions educators to guide vaccine education for future health professionals to better prepare them to address vaccine hesitancy and educate patients on vaccination.
可预防疾病发病率的上升和疫苗接种率不理想被认为是积累错误信息的后果。循证的医患沟通方法是解决疫苗犹豫的关键。
本研究旨在评估医疗保健专业学生的疫苗接种态度和基础知识。
开发了一个 72 项的调查来评估医疗保健专业学生的疫苗态度和对疫苗接种的知识。该调查纳入了 14 项人口统计学问题、41 项态度问题和 17 项知识问题。从世界卫生组织免疫战略咨询专家组（SAGE）疫苗犹豫矩阵中用于诊断疫苗犹豫的一组核心问题中得出的 16 个态度问题被一起分析，以得出疫苗接受评分。
在 2019 年 7 月至 2020 年 11 月期间收集了 295 份匿名调查回复。受访者代表医学、牙科、药学、验光和生物医学科学健康专业课程的学生。受访者在衡量疫苗接受度的问题上得分为 82.0%±0.8%（平均值±平均值的标准误差）。医学专业学生的平均疫苗接受分数为 85.4%±1.0%，生物医学科学专业学生的平均疫苗接受分数为 88.0%±1.6%。所有专业的平均知识分数为 67.7%±1.1%。医学专业学生在知识分数方面表现出最高的熟练度（79.0%±1.3%）。
在不同的健康专业中，医学和生物医学科学领域的学生对疫苗的接受态度和知识水平最高。疫苗接受评分可由健康专业教育者用于指导未来卫生专业人员的疫苗教育，使他们更好地准备应对疫苗犹豫，并就疫苗接种向患者提供教育。
