TY  - JOUR
TI  - Approaches of the Physicians on COVID-19  Vaccination: An Online Survey from Türkiye
AB  - Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The Turkish government has planned to procure COVID-19 vaccine through multiple agencies and companies in order to vaccinate at least 75% of the population. Physicians’ beliefs and attitudes to COVID-19 vaccines are important for the immunization rate of the public. This study aimed to evaluate the vaccination approaches of the Turkish physicians against COVID-19.  Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as an online survey between 15.01.2021-12.02.2021, among mainly infectious  disease and internal medicine physicians in Türkiye. The survey included questions on the demographics of physicians and their  approaches toward vaccination against COVID-19.  Results: Among the 486 participants, 34.6% were internal medicine physicians and 17.5% were infectious diseases physicians. Total  acceptance rate of the COVID-19 vaccine among physicians was 89.9%. Physicians who stated having sufficient information about COVID-19 vaccines had a higher rate of COVID-19 vaccine recommendation to their patients compared to those who stated not having sufficient information (95.8% vs 86.7%, p= 0.011). Physicians with concerns about adverse effects or efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine had a lower rate of COVID-19 vaccine recommendation to their patients/relatives/friends (p< 0.001). Female and younger physicians were more concerned about the adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccine (p< 0.05). Recommendation of COVID-19 vaccine was higher among physicians with confidence in having sufficient information and without concern about efficacy of the vaccine.  Conclusion: Since physicians have an important role in providing information and reducing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the community, improvement in the knowledge and concerns of physicians should be considered.
AU  - Kara, Emre
AU  - Unal, Serhat
AU  - Doğan, Cansu Zeynep
AU  - Tecen Yücel, Kamer
AU  - Kaynar, Esra Kutsal
AU  - Demirkan, Kutay
DO  - 10.5578/flora.20229709
PY  - 2022
JO  - Flora İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
SN  - 1300-932X
SP  - 453
EP  - 465
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1134174
ER  -