Emergency Medicine Specialists’ Vaccination Status and their Views on Vaccines: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mehmet Doğan; Muhammet Bayraktar; Emre Bulbul

Makale detayları

Emergency Medicine Specialists’ Vaccination Status and their Views on Vaccines: A Cross-Sectional Study

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Doğan | Muhammet Bayraktar | Emre Bulbul

Yayıncı:

Mardin Artuklu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Acil Tıp

Dergi:

Artuklu International Journal of Health Sciences Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.38-44

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287647

pISSN:

2792-0321

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Özet:

 Objective: Health workers may be exposed to some occupational risks due to the nature of their work and one of them is infectious diseases. One of the ways to prevent infectious diseases is vaccination and this study was carried out to evaluate the vaccination status and perspectives of emergency medicine physicians. Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 311 emergency medicine physicians working in emergency departments. Results: Of the participants, 22.5 had seasonal flu vaccine, 83.0 had at least one dose of tetanus-diphtheria vaccine, 90.7 had at least one dose of hepatitis b vaccine, and 63.0 had at least one dose of the measles-rubella-mumps vaccine and 43.1 had at least one dose of chickenpox vaccine. 16.5 of those working as research assistants, 22.6 of specialists, and 40.0 of faculty members had the seasonal flu vaccine p0.05. Among those who had full dose tetanus-diphtheria, hepatitis b, measles-rubella-mumps, and chickenpox vaccines, those who preferred to gain personal immunity against diseases were between 2.90 and 2.96 times higher than those who preferred to gain immunity by passing the disease p0.05. Conclusion: Emergency medicine physicians have low rates of vaccinations recommended for healthcare workers. Knowing the vaccination rates of emergency medicine physicians can contribute to the planning of vaccination services for all healthcare professionals, especially physicians.

 Objective: Health workers may be exposed to some occupational risks due to the nature of their work and one of them is infectious diseases. One of the ways to prevent infectious diseases is vaccination and this study was carried out to evaluate the vaccination status and perspectives of emergency medicine physicians. Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 311 emergency medicine physicians working in emergency departments. Results: Of the participants, 22.5 had seasonal flu vaccine, 83.0 had at least one dose of tetanus-diphtheria vaccine, 90.7 had at least one dose of hepatitis b vaccine, and 63.0 had at least one dose of the measles-rubella-mumps vaccine and 43.1 had at least one dose of chickenpox vaccine. 16.5 of those working as research assistants, 22.6 of specialists, and 40.0 of faculty members had the seasonal flu vaccine p0.05. Among those who had full dose tetanus-diphtheria, hepatitis b, measles-rubella-mumps, and chickenpox vaccines, those who preferred to gain personal immunity against diseases were between 2.90 and 2.96 times higher than those who preferred to gain immunity by passing the disease p0.05. Conclusion: Emergency medicine physicians have low rates of vaccinations recommended for healthcare workers. Knowing the vaccination rates of emergency medicine physicians can contribute to the planning of vaccination services for all healthcare professionals, especially physicians.

 Objective: Health workers may be exposed to some occupational risks due to the nature of their work and one of them is infectious diseases. One of the ways to prevent infectious diseases is vaccination and this study was carried out to evaluate the vaccination status and perspectives of emergency medicine physicians. Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 311 emergency medicine physicians working in emergency departments. Results: Of the participants, 22.5 had seasonal flu vaccine, 83.0 had at least one dose of tetanus-diphtheria vaccine, 90.7 had at least one dose of hepatitis b vaccine, and 63.0 had at least one dose of the measles-rubella-mumps vaccine and 43.1 had at least one dose of chickenpox vaccine. 16.5 of those working as research assistants, 22.6 of specialists, and 40.0 of faculty members had the seasonal flu vaccine p0.05. Among those who had full dose tetanus-diphtheria, hepatitis b, measles-rubella-mumps, and chickenpox vaccines, those who preferred to gain personal immunity against diseases were between 2.90 and 2.96 times higher than those who preferred to gain immunity by passing the disease p0.05. Conclusion: Emergency medicine physicians have low rates of vaccinations recommended for healthcare workers. Knowing the vaccination rates of emergency medicine physicians can contribute to the planning of vaccination services for all healthcare professionals, especially physicians.

 Amaç: Sağlık çalışanları yaptıkları işi doğası gereği bazı mesleki risklere maruz kalabilir ve bunlardan birisi de enfeksiyon hastalıklarıdır. Enfeksiyon hastalıklarından korunma yollarından biri de aşılamadır ve bu çalışma acil tıp uzmanlarının aşılanma durumlarını ve bakış açılarını değerlendirmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Materyal ve Metot: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma acil servislerde görev yapan 311 acil tıp hekiminde yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların, 22.5i mevsimsel grip aşısı, 83.0ı en az bir doz tetanos-difteri aşısı, 90.7si en az bir doz hepatit b aşısı, 63.0ı en az bir doz kızamık-kızamıkçık-kabakulak aşısı ve 43.1i de en az bir doz suçiçeği aşısı yaptırmıştır. Araştırma görevlisi doktor unvanında görev yapanların 16.5i, uzman doktor unvanında olanların 22.6sı ve öğretim uyelerinin de 40.0ı mevsimsel grip aşısı yaptırmıştır p0.05. Tam doz tetanos-difteri, hepatit b, kızamık-kızamıkçık-kabakulak ve suçiçeği aşıları yaptıranların tamamında aşı olarak hastalıklara karşı kişisel bağışıklık kazanmayı tercih edenler, hastalığı geçirerek bağışıklık kazanmayı tercih edenlere göre 2.90 ile 2.96 arası kat daha yuksektir p0.05. Sonuç: Acil tıp hekimlerinin, sağlık çalışanlarına yapılması önerilen aşıları yaptırma oranları duşuktur. Acil tıp hekimlerin aşı oranlarının bilinmesi, hekimler özelinde tum sağlık çalışanlarının aşılanma hizmetlerinin planlanmasında katkı sağlayabilir.

Makale detayları

Emergency Medicine Specialists’ Vaccination Status and their Views on Vaccines: A Cross-Sectional Study

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Doğan | Muhammet Bayraktar | Emre Bulbul

Yayıncı:

Mardin Artuklu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Acil Tıp

Dergi:

Artuklu International Journal of Health Sciences Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.38-44

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287647

pISSN:

2792-0321

Emergency medicine specialist

Vaccination

Immunization

Infectious diseases

Preventive health careAcil tıp uzmanı

Aşılama

Bulaşıcı hastalıklar

Koruyucu sağlık hizmetleri

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mehmet Doğan | Muhammet Bayraktar | Emre Bulbul

Yayıncı: Mardin Artuklu University

Ana Başlıklar: Acil Tıp

Dergi: Artuklu International Journal of Health Sciences Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.38-44

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001287647

pISSN: 2792-0321

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Doğan | Muhammet Bayraktar | Emre Bulbul

Yayıncı:

Mardin Artuklu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Acil Tıp

Dergi:

Artuklu International Journal of Health Sciences Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.38-44

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287647

pISSN:

2792-0321