Seasonal Influenza Vaccination on Children During COVID-19 Pandemic: Addressing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Pediatricians and Pediatric Nurses
Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 136 - 144 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5578/ced.20229753 İndeks Tarihi: 06-05-2023
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination on Children During COVID-19 Pandemic: Addressing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Pediatricians and Pediatric Nurses
Öz: Objective: Influenza is a viral infection that causes pandemics just like the COVID-19 infection and has similar clinical features, making differen- tial diagnosis difficult. Although influenza epidemics can be prevented by vaccination, hesitancy about vaccination is the biggest obstacle to preventing influenza epidemics. This study aimed to evaluate pediatri- cians’ and nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding season- al influenza vaccination in children during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate the underlying causes of vaccine hesitancy against influenza vaccination. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted be - tween February and April 2021. The study sampling consisted 76 pedi- atricians and 63 pediatric nurses who volunteered to participate in the study. Data were collected through survey questionnaires prepared by the researchers. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used for data analysis. Results: In this sample, 52.6% of the pediatricians and 23.8% of the nurs- es believed that children should be vaccinated against influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although 73.7% of the pediatricians and 33.3% of the pediatric nurses advised pediatric patients to get vaccinated against influenza, they did not get their children vaccinated. The hesitan- cy reasons included worrying about their children getting infected with COVID-19 in healthcare institutions, distrust in the efficacy of the influen- za vaccine, worrying about the possible side effects, influenza vaccines not being included in the national vaccination program, believing that influenza is not a high-risk disease, lack of information about the vaccine, thinking that that influenza vaccine contains harmful substances, and not having time because of busy work schedule. Conclusion: In-service training on influenza vaccination should be orga- nized among pediatricians and nurses to eliminate vaccine-related hes- itations. Policy recommendations for the inclusion of influenza vaccines in the national vaccination program are important in terms of preventing influenza-related diseases in children and vaccine hesitations seen by healthcare professionals.
Anahtar Kelime: COVID-19 Pandemisi Sırasında Çocuklarda Mevsimsel İnfluenza Aşılaması: Pediyatri Hekim ve Hemşirelerinin Bilgi, Tutum ve Uygulamaları
Öz: Giriş: İnfluenza, COVID-19 enfeksiyonu gibi pandemilere neden olan ve benzer klinik özelliklere sahip olması nedeniyle ayırıcı tanıda zorlanılan viral bir enfeksiyondur. İnfluenza salgınları aşılama ile önlenebilir olsa da aşılamaya ilişkin kararsızlık influenza salgınlarının önlenmesindeki en büyük engeldir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, çocuk hekimlerinin ve hemşireleri- nin COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında çocuklarda mevsimsel influenza aşısı ile ilgili bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını değerlendirmek ve influenza aşısı- na karşı aşı tereddütünün altında yatan nedenleri araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma Şubat-Nisan 2021 tarih- leri arasında gerçekleştirildi. Araştırma örneklemini çalışmaya katılmaya gönüllü 76 çocuk hekimi ve çocuk bölümünde çalışan 63 hemşire oluş- turdu. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan anketler aracılığıyla toplandı. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve ki-kare testi kul- lanıldı. Bulgular: Bu örneklemde çocuk hekimlerinin %52.6’sı ve hemşirelerin %23.8’i COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında influenzaya karşı çocukların aşı- lanması gerektiğini bildirdi. Çocuk hekimlerinin %73.7’si ve hemşirelerin %33.3’ü çocuk hastalara influenza aşılamasını tavsiye etmesine rağmen, kendi çocuklarına aşı yaptırmadıkları belirlendi. Hekim ve hemşirelerin aşı kararsızlığı nedenlerinin sağlık kuruluşlarında çocuklarına COVID-19 bulaşacağından endişe etme, aşının etkinliğine güvenmeme, olası yan etkiler, influenza aşılarının ulusal aşı takviminde yer almaması, influenza- nın yüksek riskli bir hastalık olmadığına inanma, aşı ile ilgili bilgi eksikliği, aşının zararlı maddeler içerdiğini düşünme ve yoğun çalışma temposun- da zaman bulamama olarak sıralandığı belirlendi. Sonuç: Çocuk hekim ve hemşireleri arasında aşıya bağlı tereddütleri gi- dermek için influenza aşılamasına yönelik hizmet içi eğitimler düzenlen- melidir. İnfluenza aşılarının ulusal aşı takvimine dahil edilmesine yönelik politika önerileri, çocuklarda influenza ilişkili hastalıkların ve sağlık pro- fesyonellerince görülen aşı tereddütlerinin önlenmesi açısından önem- lidir.
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