Parents’ and healthcare professionals’ views and attitudes towards anti-vaccination
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 63 Sayı: 4 Sayfa Aralığı: 260 - 266 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.4274/gulhane.galenos.2021.1541 İndeks Tarihi: 08-06-2022
Parents’ and healthcare professionals’ views and attitudes towards anti-vaccination
Öz: Aims: Anti-vaccination is a sign of transition from sociality to individuality, although it is a
dangerous situation for public health. The aim of our study was to determine the opinions and
experiences of parents and healthcare professionals about vaccination and anti-vaccination
and to evaluate the ethical dimension.
Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of
parents referred to the department of paediatrics of a university hospital in Ankara, Turkiye and
all physicians, nurses, and midwives in the department of paediatrics. The participants were
surveyed on childhood vaccinations.
Results: The sample consisted of 80 parents and 36 healthcare professionals, 56.3% of the parents
were female, and 68.8% had an undergraduate degree. The average age of healthcare workers
was 44 years and 72.2% of them were female. Seven parents (8.8%) rejected vaccination. The
frequency of parents who wanted to know more about the vaccines was 67.4%. The frequency
of healthcare professionals stating that the decision of childhood vaccination should not be
left to the family was 91.7%.
Conclusions: The vast majority of parents participating in our study were concerned that
vaccines could have dangerous side effects. Parents needed more information about the
vaccines. Healthcare professionals, on the other hand, were against leaving the decision to the
parents in a childhood vaccination program and indicated a need for precautions against anti-
vaccination.
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