COVID-19 and Vaccine Hesitancy: Could Health Literacy be the Solution?
Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 6 Sayfa Aralığı: 763 - 769 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2022.83584 İndeks Tarihi: 05-05-2023
COVID-19 and Vaccine Hesitancy: Could Health Literacy be the Solution?
Öz: Objective: Practices such as the use of masks, cleaning measures, and social distancing have come to the fore to prevent the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to this, the most important way to fight the pandemic seems to be vaccination. However, “vaccine hesitancy” is seen as an important obstacle to attempts to control the pandemic. With this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of having inadequate or incorrect information, one of the possible determinants of attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: The data of this descriptive study were collected via an online questionnaire from patients (N=496) involving Sociodemographic Data Form, Turkey Health Literacy Scale-32 and Anti-Vaccine Scale. Results: The data revealed that 7.5% of the participants would not be vaccinated and 14.3% were indecisive. We found a negative correlation between vaccine refusal and health literacy, thus confirming the main hypothesis of our study. Also, an increase in education years was a negative predictor of vaccine hesitation. Conclusion: Currently, the most important approach in fighting the pandemic is the vaccination of society. Having the right information is extremely important to fight vaccine refusal attitudes. The fight against vaccination requires joint efforts from governments and media resources, including social media.
Anahtar Kelime: COVID-19 ve Aşı Tereddüdü: Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Çözüm Olabilir mi?
Öz: Amaç: Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 (COVID-19) pandemisini önlemek için maske kullanımı, temizlik önlemleri ve sosyal mesafe gibi uygulamalar ön plana çıkmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra, salgınla mücadelenin en önemli yolunun aşı olduğu görülmektedir. Ancak “aşı tereddütü” pandemiyi kontrol altına alma girişimlerinin önünde önemli bir engeldir. Bu çalışmanın amacı COVID-19 aşısına yönelik tutumların olası belirleyicilerinden biri olan yetersiz veya yanlış bilgiye sahip olmanın etkilerinin değerlendirilmesidir. Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı tipteki bu çalışmanın verileri hastalardan (N=496), Sosyodemografik Veri Formu, Türkiye Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği-32 ve Aşı Karşıtlığı Ölçeğini içeren çevrimiçi anket yoluyla toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Veriler, katılımcıların %7,5’inin aşı olmayacağını ve %14,3’ünün kararsız olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Aşı tereddüdü ile sağlık okuryazarlığı arasında negatif bir ilişki bulunmuş ve çalışmanın ana hipotezi doğrulanmıştır. Ayrıca eğitim yılındaki artışın aşı tereddüdünün olumsuz bir yordayıcısı olduğu saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Şu anda pandemi ile mücadelede en önemli yaklaşım toplumun aşılanmasıdır. Doğru bilgiye sahip olmak, aşı reddi tutumlarıyla mücadele etmek için son derece önemlidir. Aşı tereddütü ile mücadele, hükümetlerin ve sosyal medya dahil medya kaynaklarının ortak çabalarını gerektirir.
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