Knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 vaccines amongst medical, dental and pharmacy students. A cross-sectional study from Bulgaria

Serbezova, Asena; Mangelov, Martin; Zaykova, Krassimira; Nikolova, Silviya; Zhelyazkova, Desislava; Balgarinova, Niya

doi:10.1080/13102818.2022.2041097

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“…Therefore, we can conclude that, potentially, students who search and receive information from reliable sources were much more likely to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 infection in comparison to students who do not use reliable sources. In this regard, Serbezova et al report that 38.0% of the 480 analyzed students had been vaccinated against COVID-19 [ 25 ]. The type of vaccine was important for 23.0% of vaccinated individuals and for 40.0% of unvaccinated persons [ 25 ].…”

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“…In this regard, Serbezova et al report that 38.0% of the 480 analyzed students had been vaccinated against COVID-19 [ 25 ]. The type of vaccine was important for 23.0% of vaccinated individuals and for 40.0% of unvaccinated persons [ 25 ]. In the same survey, participants reported they were informed about SARS-CoV-2 vaccines from the internet (30.2%; 145/480), a medical specialist (22.1%; 106/480), a GP (13.1%; 63/480), friend/family (8.1%; 39/480), television/radio (6.9%; 33/480), etc.…”

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“…In the same survey, participants reported they were informed about SARS-CoV-2 vaccines from the internet (30.2%; 145/480), a medical specialist (22.1%; 106/480), a GP (13.1%; 63/480), friend/family (8.1%; 39/480), television/radio (6.9%; 33/480), etc. [ 25 ]. Kineva reported that only 10.0% of individuals were informed about SARS-CoV-2 vaccination by peer-reviewed articles and 7.0% by GP and physician specialist [ 26 ].…”

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Students’ Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination: An Inter-University Study from Bulgaria

Moskova

Zasheva

Kunchev

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In Bulgaria, vaccination coverage against the SARS-CoV-2 virus is low. The reasons for this fact are many and varied. The aim of the present study was to establish what the attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccination process are among students from various specialties from several Bulgarian universities. In this research, 600 students participated, divided into two groups: Doctor of Medicine (MD) students (n = 300) and non-MD students, i.e., students of specialties, such as mathematics, engineering, finance and economics, law, human sciences, etc. (n = 300). Each respondent completed a questionnaire which was divided into three parts with closed questions. The mean age of all students was 21.19 ± 1.87 years (95% CI: 20.48–21.90). The female sex dominated among the analyzed participants (sex ratio: female/male = 1/0.85). Nearly 62% (371/600) of individuals declared that they have been COVID-19 vaccinated with at least one dose (p < 0.001). Overall, 33% of the participants sought information on vaccines from video sharing platforms and 36.0% (216/600) from social media platforms. From the conducted multivariable logistic regression the odds of vaccination against COVID-19 were 6.225 times higher in individuals with a positive attitude towards these vaccines than in people with a negative attitude towards them (p < 0.001). We have found that those students who trust the international health organizations had an OR of 2.365 (p = 0.004) to be SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated. We estimated that the odds of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 among children were 4.794 times higher in parents (students) who had been vaccinated than in non-vaccinated parents (students) (p < 0.001). Our results could support the national public health organizations, the national educational/scientific systems, and the management of Bulgarian universities in making future decisions about the field of COVID-19 control and prevention.

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Students’ Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination: An Inter-University Study from Bulgaria

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“…La mayor parte de estas investigaciones se aplican sobre la población global o, en su defecto, sobre la capacitada para responder a ellos -adultos, alfabetizados, con acceso a internet, habitualmente incluidos en paneles y que reciben bonificaciones por responder a las cuestiones planteadas-, aunque también se ha consultado a grupos concretos como los usuarios de WhatsApp (Bowles, Larreguy y Liu, 2020), los estudiantes universitarios (Patil et al, 2021), de titulaciones sanitarias (Serbezova et al, 2021) o los pacientes de cáncer (Guven et al, 2020), entre otros. El tamaño de las muestras de estos estudios es, habitualmente, elevado.…”

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“…El tercer bloque de publicaciones, el más reciente, comienza a principios de 2021. En este período, las investigaciones consolidan los avances de los dos primeros y asientan con mayor firmeza las bases del conocimiento sobre de qué manera afecta la información falsa sobre la COVID-19 a los distintos grupos de población (Kricorian et al, 2022;Serbezova et al, 2021).…”

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¿Qué nos hace vulnerables frente las noticias falsas sobre la COVID-19? Una revisión crítica de los factores que condicionan la susceptibilidad a la desinformación

García-Borrego¹,

Casero-Ripollés²

2022

Estud. mensaje periodís.

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La COVID-19 ha comportado un fuerte incremento de la circulación de noticias falsas, que suponen un peligro potencial para la salud pública. Resulta relevante determinar qué ciudadanos son más vulnerables a este fenómeno y, así, ofrecer elementos para impulsar políticas públicas y campañas de alfabetización digital que prevengan sus consecuencias nocivas. Nuestro objetivo es hacer una revisión crítica de las investigaciones previas que aglutine, de forma comprensiva, los conocimientos ahora dispersos. La muestra la integran 200 artículos publicados entre 2020 y 2021 en revistas indexadas en Web of Science. Los resultados muestran que los jóvenes, las mujeres, las personas menos educadas, los conservadores, los creyentes religiosos, los afectados por problemas de salud mental, los que consumen noticias en medios sociales o quienes más confían en los periodistas son los públicos más vulnerables. Nuestro análisis crítico detecta, además, una serie de retos pendientes para los futuros estudios en este campo.

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Novel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and associated factors, amongst medical students: a scoping review

Pandher

Bilszta

2023

Medical Education Online

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Medical students are likely to be exposed to COVID‐19 patients so achieving high vaccination coverage rates for this group of healthcare workers is important, as is their potential as vaccination role models. The aim of this scoping review was to evaluate the current literature to determine the rates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and associated factors, amongst medical students. Systematic searches of the Medline Ovid, Embase, PubMed, and Education Resources Information Centre (ERIC) online databases was conducted for relevant articles with keywords: ‘COVID-19’, ‘vaccine hesitancy & acceptance’ and ‘medical students’. Articles were included for review if they reported the rates of vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and associated factors, amongst medical students. Of the 258 articles identified, 52 met the inclusion criteria and underwent full-text review. Rates of vaccine hesitancy ranged from 5.4−86.7%, with generally positive attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination. The main factors associated with vaccine hesitancy were concerns about the safety and efficacy of vaccines due to their accelerated development, being a pre-clinical medical student, and low perceived personal risk of COVID-19 infection. Inconsistencies were found for the influence of gender on attitudes towards vaccinations. Previous vaccination behaviours were predictive of willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccinations and their importance was found to be deficient amongst vaccine hesitant medical students. Generally, medical students express low levels of vaccine hesitancy. However, due to the variability in the factors associated with vaccine hesitancy across different populations and the dynamic and contextual nature of hesitancy, it is recommended that vaccination intent and associated attitudes are monitored on a longitudinal basis. It is important to map vaccine hesitancy at a local level to allow medical schools to develop strategies to encourage vaccination specific to their school’s needs.

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Knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 vaccines amongst medical, dental and pharmacy students. A cross-sectional study from Bulgaria

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Students’ Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination: An Inter-University Study from Bulgaria

Students’ Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination: An Inter-University Study from Bulgaria

¿Qué nos hace vulnerables frente las noticias falsas sobre la COVID-19? Una revisión crítica de los factores que condicionan la susceptibilidad a la desinformación

Novel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and associated factors, amongst medical students: a scoping review

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