Cholewik Martyna, Stępień Maciej, Bieńkowski Carlo, Pokorska-Śpiewak Maria
Student Scientific Circle at the Department of Children's Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Wolska 37, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Doctoral School, Medical University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Jul 31;11(8):1306. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11081306.
Russia's aggression against Ukraine in early 2022 resulted in a large migration of refugees to many countries, including Poland. Vaccination coverage for some infectious diseases in Ukraine is lower than in Poland; consequently, the incidence of infectious diseases-including measles, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, and COVID-19-is higher. We aimed to investigate whether the migration of Ukrainians had influenced decisions of Polish parents on having their children vaccinated and to examine their attitudes towards vaccinations. A cross-sectional online survey study was designed. Data on parents' demographics, attitudes toward vaccination, and knowledge of the current epidemiological situation in Poland were collected. Parents participating in the study were divided into two subgroups for further analysis according to their decisions to have their children vaccinated. : A total of 568 questionnaires were collected, of which 21 did not meet the inclusion criteria for the analysis (respondents were not parents). The Ukrainian immigrants' influx affected 54 (9.87%) participants in their decision of having their children vaccinated. Respondents in this group were more likely to have a positive attitude toward recommended vaccinations ( = 0.0428); in addition, they more often had their children vaccinated with recommended vaccinations ( = 0.0063), believed the vaccination coverage with mandatory vaccinations was higher in Poland than in Ukraine ( = 0.0014), and believed the incidence of diseases covered by mandatory ( = 0.0472) and recommended ( = 0.0097) vaccinations was higher in Ukraine. In addition, parents who declared that the migration had affected their decision regarding their children's vaccinations had more often been vaccinated due to the influx of Ukrainian immigrants ( < 0.00001) and were more likely to be aware of how migration had impacted the current epidemiological situation in Poland ( = 0.0021). Moreover, the survey more often made these participants think about getting additional vaccinations for themselves ( < 0.0001) and their children ( < 0.0001). : The Ukrainian immigrants' influx affected nearly one tenth of surveyed parents in their decision of having their children vaccinated. This group was more aware of the differences between infectious diseases' epidemiology in Poland and Ukraine. In addition, they also had a more positive attitude toward vaccinations.
2022年初俄罗斯对乌克兰的侵略导致大量难民涌入包括波兰在内的许多国家。乌克兰某些传染病的疫苗接种覆盖率低于波兰；因此，包括麻疹、脊髓灰质炎、结核病和新冠肺炎在内的传染病发病率更高。我们旨在调查乌克兰人的移民是否影响了波兰父母为孩子接种疫苗的决定，并审视他们对疫苗接种的态度。设计了一项横断面在线调查研究。收集了关于父母的人口统计学信息、对疫苗接种的态度以及对波兰当前流行病学情况的了解的数据。参与研究的父母根据其为孩子接种疫苗的决定被分为两个亚组进行进一步分析。总共收集了568份问卷，其中21份不符合分析的纳入标准（受访者不是父母）。乌克兰移民的涌入影响了54名（9.87%）参与者为孩子接种疫苗的决定。该组受访者对推荐疫苗接种更可能持积极态度（P = 0.0428）；此外，他们更常让孩子接种推荐疫苗（P = 0.0063），认为波兰强制疫苗接种的覆盖率高于乌克兰（P = 0.0014），并且认为乌克兰强制（P = 0.0472）和推荐（P = 0.0097）疫苗接种所涵盖疾病的发病率更高。此外，宣称移民影响了他们为孩子接种疫苗决定的父母因乌克兰移民的涌入更常接种疫苗（P < 0.00001），并且更可能了解移民如何影响波兰当前的流行病学情况（P = 0.0021）。此外，该调查更常使这些参与者考虑为自己（P < 0.0001）和孩子（P < 0.0001）接种额外疫苗。乌克兰移民的涌入影响了近十分之一接受调查的父母为孩子接种疫苗的决定。该组更了解波兰和乌克兰传染病流行病学的差异。此外，他们对疫苗接种也持更积极的态度。
