Statiri Anastasia, Adamakidou Theodoula, Margari Nikoletta, Govina Ourania, Tsiou Chrysoula, Giakoumidakis Konstantinos, Dokoutsidou Eleni
Department of Nursing, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.
Department of Nursing, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece.
Diseases. 2024 Aug 14;12(8):183. doi: 10.3390/diseases12080183.
Influenza immunization includes a yearly repeated vaccine offered to every healthcare worker, including nursing students, with a high risk of contracting this viral disease. This study aimed to investigate the vaccination coverage, knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nursing students against influenza in Greece. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Attica region between September 2022 and July 2023, with the use of an anonymous reference questionnaire. Data from 1261 nursing students were recorded (response rate: 68.6%). The study found that 23% of the sample were vaccinated against influenza for the flu season 2022-2023, and 42% were vaccinated for the previous flu season. Knowledge scores regarding influenza ranged from 0% to 100%, with a mean value of 55 (SD = 18.8%). A higher level of knowledge about influenza was associated with more appropriate attitudes and practices toward the disease ( < 0.001). Notably, participants in their second, third, or fourth year of study and beyond exhibited more suitable attitudes and practices towards the flu compared to those in their first year of study ( < 0.05). The emergence of low vaccination coverage identifies the need for departments of nursing studies to proceed with the design of educational and intervention programs on infection control.
流感免疫接种包括每年为包括护理专业学生在内的每一位医护人员重复接种疫苗，这些人员感染这种病毒性疾病的风险很高。本研究旨在调查希腊护理专业学生的流感疫苗接种覆盖率、知识、态度和行为。2022年9月至2023年7月期间，在阿提卡地区进行了一项横断面研究，使用了一份匿名参考问卷。记录了1261名护理专业学生的数据（回复率：68.6%）。研究发现，样本中有23%的人接种了2022 - 2023年流感季的流感疫苗，42%的人接种了上一个流感季的疫苗。关于流感的知识得分从0%到100%不等，平均值为55分（标准差 = 18.8%）。对流感有更高的知识水平与对该疾病更恰当的态度和行为相关（< 0.001）。值得注意的是，与一年级学生相比，二年级、三年级、四年级及以上年级的参与者对流感表现出更合适的态度和行为（< 0.05）。低疫苗接种覆盖率的出现表明护理研究部门需要着手设计关于感染控制的教育和干预项目。
