Attitudes and practices against COVID-19 vaccines in Turkiye

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dc.authorid0000-0001-8984-9673
dc.authorid0000-0003-0403-7620
dc.authorid0000-0001-8472-0563
dc.authorid0000-0002-2051-9366
dc.authorid0000-0002-1174-9573
dc.authorid0000-0002-6531-2326
dc.authorid0000-0002-8545-3660
dc.authorid0000-0002-9994-5033
dc.contributor.authorAtaç, Ömer
dc.contributor.authorElmaslar, Barış
dc.contributor.authorYavuz, Emin Faruk
dc.contributor.authorYurdabak, Fatih Eren
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Furkan
dc.contributor.authorAktaş, Şamil
dc.contributor.authorAtak, Muhammed
dc.contributor.authorHayran, Osman
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-01T06:53:47Z
dc.date.available2022-12-01T06:53:47Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentİstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Halk Sağlığı Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.departmentİstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Halk Sağlığı Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: 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.
dc.identifier.citationAtaç, 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
dc.identifier.doi10.14744/nci.2022.82652
dc.identifier.endpage494
dc.identifier.issn2148-4902
dc.identifier.issn2536-4553
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid36447587
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85164669483
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage484
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.14744/nci.2022.82652
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/10052
dc.identifier.volume9
dc.identifier.wos000884694100011en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorAtaç, Ömer
dc.institutionauthorElmaslar, Barış
dc.institutionauthorYavuz, Emin Faruk
dc.institutionauthorYurdabak, Fatih Eren
dc.institutionauthorKaya, Furkan
dc.institutionauthorAktaş, Şamil
dc.institutionauthorAtak, Muhammed
dc.institutionauthorHayran, Osman
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKare Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofNorthern Clinics of Istanbulen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectAnti-Vaccination Attitudes Examination
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectHerd Immunity
dc.subjectVaccination Attitudes Examination Scale
dc.subjectVaccine Hesitanc
dc.titleAttitudes and practices against COVID-19 vaccines in Turkiye
dc.typeArticle

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