Healthcare Students Vaccination Status, Knowledge, and Protective Behaviors regarding Hepatitis B: A Cross-sectional Study in Turkey
Yazarlar (7)
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Balikesir Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Aygül KISSAL
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Erciyes Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Harran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü |
Özgün Makale
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| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics |
| Dergi ISSN | 2164-5515 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q2 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 11-2021 |
| Cilt No | 17 |
| Sayı | 11 |
| Sayfalar | 4595 / 4602 |
| DOI Numarası | 10.1080/21645515.2021.1973321 |
| Makale Linki | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21645515.2021.1973321?needAccess=true |
| Özet |
| Aim: We aimed to determine the vaccination status, knowledge, and protective behaviors of healthcare students related to hepatitis B and to examine the related factors. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in seven universities from seven geographical regions of Turkey. The study group included 5451 healthcare students. Data were collected with a questionnaire including items on sociodemographic characteristics, vaccination status, knowledge and protective behaviors related to hepatitis B. Data were analyzed with Pearson’s chi-square and logistic regression analyses. Results: 86.0% of the students had hepatitis B vaccine while 7.6% did not. Vaccination was higher in nursing and midwifery students (aOR = 1.87, CI 95%: 1.26–2.77; aOR = 3.87, CI 95%: 2.14–7.02, respectively). Vaccination was 1.28 times higher in females (CI 95% 1.03–1.60). The ≥23 age group had 1.79 times higher vaccination rate than those in the ≤19 (CI 95%: 1.26–2.53). Vaccination was higher in students whose family’s economic status is middle and high (aOR = 1.53, CI 95%: 1.07–2.19; aOR = 1.47, CI 95%: 1.03–2.19, respectively). Vaccination was higher in those living in towns and cities during childhood (aOR = 1.36, CI 95%: 1.06–1.74; aOR = 1.79, CI 95%: 1.34–2.38, respectively). Females had more knowledge of hepatitis B and protective behaviors. Both knowledge and protective behavior scores of vaccinated participants were significantly higher (p < .05). Conclusion: We found that the vaccination rate in healthcare students was high, but lower than the country’s targets. The students were sensitive about the protective behaviors from hepatitis B infection and had sufficient knowledge of HBV contamination. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| healthcare students | Hepatitis B | hepatitis B infection prevention | knowledge | practice | vaccination |
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| WoS | 8 |
| SCOPUS | 11 |
| Google Scholar | 32 |