Hesitancy toward Childhood Vaccinations: Preliminary Results from an Albanian Nursing Staff's Investigation.

IF 2.3 Q1 NURSING
Nursing Research and Practice Pub Date : 2022-09-09 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1155/2022/7814488
Enkeleda Gjini, Mariachiara Carestia, Fabian Cenko, Daniele Di Giovanni, Irsida Mehmeti, Stefania Moramarco, Alban Yulli, Ersilia Buonomo
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Healthcare professionals are important models for their patients since their individual knowledge and attitudes toward vaccination can influence the patient's willingness to adhere to vaccination campaigns. After developing a structured questionnaire, it was administered to a sample of nursing staff working in public vaccination centers in Albania (December 2020-January 2021), in order to conduct a preliminary investigation aimed at describing knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and hesitancy toward childhood vaccinations. Among the sample of nurses involved in the administration of vaccines (n.64, 92% females), most of them were confident about vaccines and favorable to childhood vaccinations (90%). However, when specifically investigating beliefs, nearly a quarter of the sample showed to be hesitant; 22% were unsure or partially agreed that vaccines might cause conditions such as autism and multiple sclerosis. A high risk of hesitancy was identified in the youngest staff especially when their work experience was below 10 years or when they graduated less than 10 years before (OR: 5.3, CI: 1.4-19.5; and OR: 4.2 CI: 1.2-14.6). Similarly, a low acceptance rate (54%) was detected for future childhood SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among the nurses, which is a sign of high levels of vaccine hesitancy. With regard to knowledge about childhood vaccine contraindications, none of the nurses identified all the ten correct answers, while only 13% answered at least six questions correctly. These preliminary results highlight the need of investigating more Albanian nursing staff's knowledge and attitudes toward child vaccinations, therefore investing in tailored training. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the roll-out of mass vaccination, the role of healthcare workers remains crucial and needs more support to manage the changing public opinion as well as quickly evolving vaccine technologies.

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对儿童疫苗接种的犹豫:阿尔巴尼亚护理人员调查的初步结果。
医疗保健专业人员是患者的重要榜样,因为他们对疫苗接种的个人知识和态度可以影响患者坚持疫苗接种运动的意愿。在编制结构化问卷后,对阿尔巴尼亚公共疫苗接种中心的护理人员样本进行了调查(2020年12月- 2021年1月),以便进行初步调查,旨在描述对儿童疫苗接种的知识、态度、信念和犹豫。在参与疫苗管理的护士样本中(n. 64,92%为女性),大多数护士对疫苗有信心,并赞成儿童接种疫苗(90%)。然而,当具体调查信念时,近四分之一的样本表现出犹豫;22%的人不确定或部分同意疫苗可能导致自闭症和多发性硬化症等疾病。最年轻的员工有很高的犹豫风险,特别是当他们的工作经验低于10年或他们毕业不到10年的时候(or: 5.3, CI: 1.4-19.5;OR: 4.2 CI: 1.2-14.6)。同样,护士对未来儿童SARS-CoV-2疫苗的接受率很低(54%),这表明疫苗犹豫程度很高。关于儿童疫苗禁忌症的知识,没有一个护士能正确回答全部10个问题,而只有13%的护士能正确回答至少6个问题。这些初步结果强调需要调查更多阿尔巴尼亚护理人员对儿童疫苗接种的知识和态度,从而投资于量身定制的培训。由于2019冠状病毒病大流行和大规模疫苗接种的开展,卫生保健工作者的作用仍然至关重要,需要得到更多支持,以应对不断变化的公众舆论和快速发展的疫苗技术。
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