dc.contributor.author | Ataç, Ömer | |
dc.contributor.author | Elmaslar, Barış | |
dc.contributor.author | Yavuz, Emin Faruk | |
dc.contributor.author | Yurdabak, Fatih Eren | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaya, Furkan | |
dc.contributor.author | Aktaş, Şamil | |
dc.contributor.author | Atak, Muhammed | |
dc.contributor.author | Hayran, Osman | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-01T06:53:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-01T06:53:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Ataç, Ö., Elmaslar, B., Yavuz, E. F., Yurdabak, F. E., Kaya, F., Aktaş, Ş. ... Hayran, O. (2022). Attitudes and practices against COVID-19 vaccines in Turkiye. Northern Clinics of Istanbul, 9(5), 484-494. https://doi.org/10.14744/nci.2022.82652 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2148-4902 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2536-4553 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.14744/nci.2022.82652 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/10052 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: Vaccination is the primary way to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy and refusal are one of the most important challenges against to reach herd immunity. The aim of this study is to examine the reasons for not get-ting vaccinated and the attitudes toward vaccines by people in Turkiye, who were not vaccinated, even though a COVID-19 vaccine was available for them.METHODS: This cross-sectional study is conducted in Eyupsultan district of Istanbul. The study population is 12,540. A questionnaire consisted of three sections as sociodemographic characteristics, attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines, and Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) scale was used. Among the sample size, participation rate is 69.4%.RESULTS: About 50.2% of the participants (n=259) are male, 80.3% are married, 13.1% are university graduates, and 44.0% are working in a job. About 32.8% of the participants have COVID-19 history. About 34.4% of the participants stat-ed that they would be vaccinated against COVID-19. Although those who define themselves as vaccine refuser are 5.4%, those who still refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19 are 20.1%. In addition to this, those who are hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines are 45.6%. The most frequently preferred vaccine is comirnaty (41.7%). About 13.1% of the participants stated that "if we had a domestic COVID-19 vaccine, I would have it." The most common sources of information about vaccines are television with 78.4%, and health workers are in the last place with 14.7%. "Concerns about side effects" are the most frequently cited (85.9%) reason for not vaccinating. The mean score of the VAX scale is 42.34 +/- 10.93, and the "mistrust of vaccine benefit" is higher among primary school graduates than other educational status groups (p=0.001).CONCLUSION: Anti-vaccination attitudes have increased with the COVID-19 vaccines during pandemic. Our study is valu-able in terms of examining the reasons of individuals who have not gotten vaccinated even though they had no access prob-lems. Prominent concerns of the population should be approached seriously. Otherwise, vaccine hesitancy can be a decisive factor that would prevent the success of the struggle against pandemic. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kare Publishing | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Anti-Vaccination Attitudes Examination | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Herd Immunity | en_US |
dc.subject | Vaccination Attitudes Examination Scale | en_US |
dc.subject | Vaccine Hesitanc | en_US |
dc.title | Attitudes and practices against COVID-19 vaccines in Turkiye | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Northern Clinics of Istanbul | en_US |
dc.department | İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Halk Sağlığı Ana Bilim Dalı | en_US |
dc.department | İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Halk Sağlığı Ana Bilim Dalı | en_US |
dc.authorid | 0000-0001-8984-9673 | en_US |
dc.authorid | 0000-0003-0403-7620 | en_US |
dc.authorid | 0000-0001-8472-0563 | en_US |
dc.authorid | 0000-0002-2051-9366 | en_US |
dc.authorid | 0000-0002-1174-9573 | en_US |
dc.authorid | 0000-0002-6531-2326 | en_US |
dc.authorid | 0000-0002-8545-3660 | en_US |
dc.authorid | 0000-0002-9994-5033 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 484 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 494 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.14744/nci.2022.82652 | en_US |
dc.institutionauthor | Ataç, Ömer | |
dc.institutionauthor | Elmaslar, Barış | |
dc.institutionauthor | Yavuz, Emin Faruk | |
dc.institutionauthor | Yurdabak, Fatih Eren | |
dc.institutionauthor | Kaya, Furkan | |
dc.institutionauthor | Aktaş, Şamil | |
dc.institutionauthor | Atak, Muhammed | |
dc.institutionauthor | Hayran, Osman | |
dc.identifier.wos | 000884694100011 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85164669483 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 36447587 | en_US |