An assessment on the knowledge and attitudes of university students concerning adult immunization and COVID-19 vaccine in Turkey

Kerkez, Müjde; Çapuk, Hüseyin

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2023.151717

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“…These variables include communication, knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, self-efficacy, and competencies (Figure 2). As mentioned, nine studies included in the updated review support the notion of a direct negative association between VL and VH [26,27,30,32,34,35,[38][39][40], while the other three showed a partial or complete mediating effect [8,33,37]. These findings were contradicted by other investigations published during the same period [28,31].…”

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Perspectives in the Development of Tools to Assess Vaccine Literacy

Biasio,

Zanobini,

Lorini

et al. 2024

Vaccines

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Vaccine literacy (VL) is the ability to find, understand, and evaluate vaccination-related information to make appropriate decisions about immunization. The tools developed so far for its evaluation have produced consistent results. However, some dimensions may be underestimated due to the complexity of factors influencing VL. Moreover, the heterogeneity of methods used in studies employing these tools hinders a comprehensive understanding of its role even more. To overcome these limitations, a path has been sought to propose new instruments. This has necessitated updating earlier literature reviews on VL and related tools, exploring its relationship with vaccine hesitancy (VH), and examining associated variables like beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors towards immunization. Based on the current literature, and supported by the re-analysis of a dataset from an earlier study, we propose a theoretical framework to serve as the foundation for creating future assessment tools. These instruments should not only evaluate the psychological factors underlying the motivational aspect of VL, but also encompass knowledge and competencies. The positioning of VL in the framework at the intersection between sociodemographic antecedents and attitudes, leading to behaviors and outcomes, explains why and how VL can directly or indirectly influence vaccination decisions by countering VH and operating at personal, as well as at organizational and community levels.

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Section: Step 3: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 84%

Perspectives in the Development of Tools to Assess Vaccine Literacy

Biasio,

Zanobini,

Lorini

et al. 2024

Vaccines

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Development of Tools to Assess Vaccine Literacy: A Scoping Review and Future Perspectives

Biasio,

Zanobini,

Lorini

et al. 2024

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This research follows the publication of recent scoping and systematic reviews of existing literature on vaccine literacy (VL), its relationship to vaccine hesitancy (VH), and associated variables, such as vaccination beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors towards immunization. In this review, 17 articles were selected, published between December 2022 and November 2023, in which VL tools were used, most of which support the notion of a negative association between VL and VH, although not confirmed by others. Moreover, the definitions of the variables under consideration were not homogeneous between studies, some aimed to evaluate the association of VL with vaccine confidence, while others were more focused on outcomes such as willingness to be vaccinated or vaccine uptake. The complexity of the factors underlying VL, and the heterogeneity of the methods applied in the studies, in particular the limitations of cross-sectional surveys, still make it difficult to have a comprehensive understanding of the role of VL. Therefore, it is important to develop future assessment tools that consider not just the measurement of psychological factors connected to the motivational aspect of VL, but also those related to knowledge and competencies. For this purpose, a theoretical framework is proposed, where the positioning of VL at the intersection between antecedents and beliefs/attitudes leading to behaviors explains why and how VL serves as a tool and a critical, direct, or mediating driver of vaccination choices, overcoming VH and increasing vaccination rates, operating at personal, as well as at organizational and community level.

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An assessment on the knowledge and attitudes of university students concerning adult immunization and COVID-19 vaccine in Turkey

Cited by 2 publications

References 25 publications

Perspectives in the Development of Tools to Assess Vaccine Literacy

Perspectives in the Development of Tools to Assess Vaccine Literacy

Development of Tools to Assess Vaccine Literacy: A Scoping Review and Future Perspectives

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