Saint James School of Medicine, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Washington University of Health and Science, San Pedro, Belize.
J Prim Care Community Health. 2023 Jan-Dec;14:21501319231210615. doi: 10.1177/21501319231210615.
Vaccine hesitancy has, for a considerable time, been a significant risk to global health. As an integral part of disease prevention, vaccines have become a public health matter which is often debated among the community in spite of proven scientific evidence of their efficiency. A questionnaire was designed to evaluate the perception and knowledge of a population and compare it with behavior in order to assess a demographic within a sample population of 245 individuals selected at random within the United States, Here, we aim to clarify the difference between vaccine opinion among the general public as compared to vaccination status. Chi-squared analysis was done with the categorical data showing a statistically significant result when comparing parents versus non-parents, and Asian/Asian Americans against other ethnicities. All other comparisons were statistically insignificant. When looking at participant responses, PCPs did not discuss vaccines at all with 32% of the sample. The need for PCPs to provide educational information to certain ethnicities may play an important role in public health.
疫苗犹豫在相当长的一段时间内一直是全球健康的重大风险。作为疾病预防的一个组成部分，疫苗已经成为公共卫生的一个问题，尽管有科学证据证明其有效性，但在社区中经常引发争议。我们设计了一份问卷来评估人群的看法和知识，并将其与行为进行比较，以评估在美国随机选择的 245 名样本人群中的一个人口统计学特征。在这里，我们旨在阐明普通公众对疫苗的看法与疫苗接种状况之间的区别。卡方分析对分类数据进行了分析，当比较父母与非父母以及亚裔/美籍亚裔与其他族裔时，结果具有统计学意义。所有其他比较均无统计学意义。当观察参与者的反应时，初级保健医生根本没有与 32%的样本讨论疫苗。初级保健医生向某些族裔提供教育信息的需求可能在公共卫生中发挥重要作用。
