Wiedza studentów pielęgniarstwa na temat grypy

Abstract

Introduction. Infl uenza is one of the most common infectious diseases and, due to its high prevalence, it constitutes a real and present threat to human life and health globally. Aim. Assessment of knowledge of infl uenza among the fi rst-and second-year students of Nursing at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Warsaw Medical University. Material and Methods. A total of 120 nursing students (115 female, 5 male) were enrolled in the study. The study group comprised 57 fi rst-year and 63 second-year students. Mean age of the study group amounted to 25.72 years, and the most frequently reported job tenure was below one year. Results. The largest number of respondents assessed their knowledge of infl uenza as good (4) or quite good (3.5). The mean score of self-assessment of knowledge about infl uenza was approximately 3.68. A prevailing number of the study participants had not been vaccinated against infl uenza in the epidemic season of 2015/2016. More than three-fourths of the study group had not been vaccinated against infl uenza over the last fi ve years. Conclusions. 1) The level of knowledge of infl uenza among the study group of nursing students is insuffi cient. 2) A vast majority of respondents are not vaccinated against infl uenza. 3) There is a need to dedicate more time to the issue of infl uenza in training of nursing students and promote vaccination against infl uenza.KEYWORDS: Prevention of infl uenza, knowledge, students. STRESZCZENIEWstęp. Grypa jest jedną z najczęściej występujących chorób zakaźnych, a ze względu na jej powszechne występowanie stanowi aktualne i realne zagrożenie zdrowia i życia ludzi na całym świecie Cel. Ocena wiedzy studentów I i II roku studiów kierunku pielę-gniarstwo Wydziału Nauki o Zdrowiu Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego na temat grypy. Materiał i metody. Badaniem objęto 120 studentów pielęgniar-stwa (115 kobiet, 5 mężczyzn). Wśród badanej grupy znalazło się 57 studentów I roku studiów oraz 63 studentów II roku. Średnia wieku badanej grupy wyniosła 25,72 lat, a najczęściej deklarowany czas pracy zawodowej wynosił poniżej roku. Wyniki. Najwięcej respondentów oceniło własną wiedzę na temat grypy jako dobrą (4) lub dość dobrą (3,5). Średnia samooceny wiedzy na temat grypy w badanej grupie wyniosła ok. 3,68. Przeważająca liczba ankietowanych nie zaszczepiła się przeciw grypie w ówczesnym sezonie epidemicznym 2015/2016. Ponad trzy czwarte badanej grupy nie szczepiło się wcale w ciągu ostatnich 5 lat. Wnioski. 1) W badanej grupie wiedza studentów pielęgniarstwa na temat grypy jest niewystarczająca. 2) Przeważająca większość badanych studentów nie szczepi się przeciw grypie. 3) Występuje konieczność poszerzenia tematyki dotyczącej grypy w kształceniu studentów pielęgniarstwa oraz promowania szczepień przeciw grypie.SŁOWA KLUCZOWE: profi laktyka grypy, wiedza, studenci.

A Comparison of the Attitudes to Influenza Vaccination Held by Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, and Public Health Students and Their Knowledge of Viral Infections

“…Few studies have examined influenza vaccination among medical school students in Poland, and these have usually included a small number of students [28][29][30] from one or two medical majors of study [26][27][28][29] and from one to three years of study [25,27,[30][31][32][33]; in addition, they have typically been restricted to one or two epidemic seasons [25,27,29,[31][32][33] and mainly concerned medicine students. They report a wide range of data regarding regular vaccination by Medical University students, ranging from 3 to 24.6% in Lublin [26,28], from 8.7 to 15.8% in Wroclaw [29,32], from 13.4 to 17.1% in Warsaw [25,33], and 24.3% in Lodz [27].…”

Public awareness of contagious diseases

“…The next question asked by K. Bojar was the awareness of the percentage of population infected with influenza viruses in Poland every year. Only 18.33% of students knew the correct answer [6]. The results of the questionnaire, on the other hand, showed 10.8% awareness in the studied group and 10.0% among students.…”

“…The study by K. Bojar concerning the knowledge of nursing students about influenza proved to be significant. The knowledge of the percentage of the influenza population worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO) was demonstrated by less than half of the students [6]. On the other hand, in the analysis, the percentage of those who were aware was only 21.5%, and 28.8%.…”

Statistical analysis of daily precipitation in the Bydgoszcz region

“…Under the conditions of transitional climate of the temperate zone between oceanic and continental, characteristic for central Poland, precipitation shows a very high variation in terms of the amount and distribution in successive years. It results in yield fluctuations in successive years [1][2][3][4].…”