Affiliation:
1. Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı
2. SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, AİLE HEKİMLİĞİ ANABİLİM DALI
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge levels of 6th-year medical faculty students regarding vaccines recommended for healthcare workers.
Methods: This study is a descriptive and cross-sectional research. The data for the study were collected between November 8, 2023, and December 25, 2023. The study sample comprises 206 6th-year medical students enrolled in the 2023-2024 academic year at Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine. In the study, a 26-item questionnaire form, developed by the researcher through a review of the literature, was employed.
Results: It was observed that students were most familiar with hepatitis B (96.1%), hepatitis A (86.4%), diphtheria-tetanus (70.4%) and MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine (63.6%) among the vaccines routinely recommended for healthcare workers. The rates of participants, whose source of information was lectures, knowing 4 or more vaccines out of the 6 routinely recommended for healthcare workers, were significantly higher compared to those who received information from publications and healthcare institutions (p
Publisher
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
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