Abushouk Amir, Ahmed Mohamed Eldigire, Althagafi Zaher, Almehmadi Abdulrhman, Alasmari Samer, Alenezi Fares, Fallata Muhannad, Alshamrani Rayan
College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
J Educ Health Promot. 2023 Jan 31;12:17. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_722_22. eCollection 2023.
Annual influenza vaccine is recommended among health professionals especially, health science undergraduates; although, studies suggest that there is a low level of vaccine coverage among health care undergraduates. Thus, the study aimed to investigate students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the seasonal influenza vaccine at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional, unicentral study was carried out during the period of April to November 2021. A total of 341 validated questionnaires that included four sections were distributed in all four different colleges of KSAU-HS. Data management and analyses were carried out using Statistical Software for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.
Out of 341 respondents, 336 participants completed the full survey (98.53% completion rate). The majority of participants were males (67.6% and the most participants were from the college of medicine (60.4%). The mean knowledge score of students was found to be (11.3 ± 2.0) out of 14 points. The most common barrier to vaccination among healthcare students was not having enough time to take the vaccine (23.8%), while the second one was the COVID-19 pandemic (22.32%). The vaccination rate in 2020 was 103 (30.7%), while 235 (80.4%) students stated that they have received the vaccine previously. School/work requirements and the student's awareness of the vaccine's importance were the most common reasons for taking the influenza vaccine.
Even though students showed a high level of knowledge and a positive attitude towards the influenza vaccine, they generally had a low level of vaccine uptake. To enhance immunization rates, we encourage vaccine campaigns in all healthcare colleges. Further studies are needed to identify influences on students' attitudes and practices regarding influenza vaccination.
尤其在卫生专业人员中，建议接种年度流感疫苗，健康科学专业的本科生也在其中；然而，研究表明，卫生保健专业的本科生疫苗接种覆盖率较低。因此，本研究旨在调查沙特阿拉伯吉达的沙特国王阿卜杜勒阿齐兹卫生科学大学（KSAU-HS）学生对季节性流感疫苗的知识、态度和行为。
于2021年4月至11月进行了一项横断面单中心研究。在KSAU-HS的所有四个不同学院共发放了341份经过验证的问卷，问卷包括四个部分。使用社会科学统计软件（SPSS）25版进行数据管理和分析。
在341名受访者中，336名参与者完成了完整调查（完成率为98.53%）。大多数参与者为男性（67.6%），且大多数参与者来自医学院（60.4%）。学生的平均知识得分在14分中为（11.3±2.0）分。卫生保健专业学生中最常见的疫苗接种障碍是没有足够时间接种疫苗（23.8%），其次是新冠疫情（22.32%）。2020年的疫苗接种率为103人（30.7%），而235名（80.4%）学生表示他们之前接种过疫苗。学校/工作要求以及学生对疫苗重要性的认识是接种流感疫苗最常见的原因。
尽管学生对流感疫苗表现出较高的知识水平和积极态度，但他们的疫苗接种率总体较低。为提高免疫率，我们鼓励在所有卫生保健学院开展疫苗接种活动。需要进一步研究以确定对学生流感疫苗接种态度和行为的影响因素。
