An Analysis of the Attitudes of Family Physicians Towards  the COVID-19 Vaccine

Acar, Aysima Bulca; Eke, Remziye Nur; Özen, Mehmet

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“…Bulca et al stated that the married physicians developed a more positive attitude towards COVID-19 vaccines in their study among family physicians. 25 These findings are similar to our study, and it can be thought that this is due to the concern of healthcare professionals that may transmit the infection to their families. Zigron et al showed that there is a positive correlation between unemployment status and willingness to vaccine in their study involving 506 dentists.…”

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Diş Hekimlerinin COVID-19 Aşısı Olma İstekliliğinin Araştırılması

GÜMÜŞTAŞ

BİRANT

2022

Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi

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Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the willingness and hesitancy of COVID-19 vaccine among dentists.Materials and Methods: The questionnaire forms prepared for this cross-sectional study were converted into an online questionnaire and sent to dentists. The answers of the dentists who could be reached by this method in Turkey and volunteered to participate in the research were analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-Square Test, Kruskall Wallis test and multinomial regression analysis. Statistical significance was determined as p<0.05.Results: A total of 290 dentists participated in the survey. 91.7% of the respondents whose marital status is single agree to be vaccinated, while 2.1% are undecided and 6.2% refuse to be vaccinated. 33.4% of non-working participants agreed to be vaccinated, while 66.7% were undecided. (p<0.05) There is a positive relationship between the participants' having additional income and their acceptance of the vaccine.Conclusions: Our study showed that the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among Turkish dentists is high level. Knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine should be strengthened to further increase vaccine acceptance rates. Dentists' high acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have a positive impact on population acceptance.

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Diş Hekimlerinin COVID-19 Aşısı Olma İstekliliğinin Araştırılması

GÜMÜŞTAŞ

BİRANT

2022

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Turkey: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Gulle,

Oren,

Dal

2023

Epidemiol. Infect.

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This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to estimate the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy in Turkey, which can aid future health policies and strategies. A comprehensive search was conducted on various databases using keywords related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Turkey. Quality assessment was performed using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist for prevalence studies. Data extraction was conducted. The random effect model (DerSimonian and Laird method) was used in pooled prevalence data analysis (95% confidence interval [CI]). A total of 1,072 articles were identified. After removing duplicates and excluding articles, 61 articles remained for bias assessment. Among these, 19 articles with low risk of bias were included in the review and meta-analysis. Total population included in the analysis was 15,164, vaccine hesitancy was 30.5% (95% Cl: 24.3–36.8%). Prevalence of the vaccine hesitancy was found to be 39.8% (95% Cl: 31.4–48.2%) in studies conducted before the initiation of vaccination, while in studies conducted after the commencement of vaccination, hesitancy was 20.4% (95% Cl: 12.9–28%). We suggest conducting high-quality studies in different populations to understand the level of vaccine hesitancy, as many of the previous studies have mainly focused on healthcare workers and students, and rest were community-based studies, which have generally shown high bias. Also, we suggest that early vaccination can reduce vaccine hesitancy.

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Considering the Attitudes toward the COVID‐19 Vaccine, the Levels of Vaccine Hesitancy among Family Healthcare Center (FHC) Employees: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Bayram Değer,

Yiğitalp

2024

International Journal of Clinical Practice

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Aim. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the attitudes towards the COVID‐19 vaccine, the extent of vaccine hesitancy, and the factors influencing the Family Healthcare Center staff who are responsible for delivering primary healthcare services. Methods. The research, which employed a cross‐sectional design, was carried out with a sample of 102 healthcare professionals employed at family healthcare centers located in the city center. The study data were collected using three instruments: the “Personal Information Form,” the “Vaccination Hesitancy in Pandemic Scale,” and the “Attitudes towards COVID‐19 Vaccine Scale.” Results. A total of 13.7% of the participants said that they were hesitant about having themselves vaccinated. The mean total score of vaccine hesitancy in the pandemic was found to be 22.760 ± 8.323, and the attitude towards the COVID‐19 vaccine was 3.640 ± 0.831. A negative and weak relation was detected between the total score of vaccine hesitancy and the total score of attitude towards the COVID‐19 vaccine in the pandemic. It was also found that the situation of considering the vaccine as partially necessary increases the vaccine hesitancy in the pandemic and the decrease in the degree of considering the childhood vaccines as necessary decreases the attitude towards the COVID‐19 vaccine. Discussion. Despite the relatively low prevalence of vaccination hesitancy among healthcare workers, it remains a noteworthy concern. It is imperative to conduct a thorough investigation into the various factors that contribute to vaccine hesitancy and the attitudes held by healthcare professionals, with a particular focus on those factors having a negative impact.

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An Analysis of the Attitudes of Family Physicians Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

Diş Hekimlerinin COVID-19 Aşısı Olma İstekliliğinin Araştırılması

Diş Hekimlerinin COVID-19 Aşısı Olma İstekliliğinin Araştırılması

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Turkey: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Considering the Attitudes toward the COVID‐19 Vaccine, the Levels of Vaccine Hesitancy among Family Healthcare Center (FHC) Employees: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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