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

Authors : Mehmet Doğan, Muhammet Bayraktar, Emre Bulbul

Pages : 38-44

Doi:10.58252/artukluder.1219670

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Publication Date : 2023-04-12

Article Type : Research

Abstract :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 (p<0.05). 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 (p<0.05). 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.
Keywords : Acil tıp uzmanı, Aşılama, Bulaşıcı hastalıklar, Koruyucu sağlık hizmetleri