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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Attitudes toward Vaccinations and Vaccination Coverage Rates among Dental Students in Greece.

Helena C Maltezou, Christos Rahiotis, Maria Tseroni, Phoebus Madianos, Ioannis Tzoutzas

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Helena C MaltezouDirectorate of Research, Studies and Documentation, National Public Health Organization, 15123 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0264-3547
Christos RahiotisSchool of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4117-3501
Maria TseroniDirectorate of Epidemiological Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, National Public Health Organization, 15123 Athens, Greece.
Phoebus MadianosSchool of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Ioannis TzoutzasSchool of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6249-7476
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRNational Public Health Organization · GR

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Abstract

Our aim was to study attitudes toward vaccinations, full vaccination rates and susceptibility rates against vaccine-preventable diseases among students attending a University Dental School. A total of 134 students were studied. Full vaccination rates were as follows: 56.5% against measles and mumps, 70.6% against rubella, 32.3% against varicella, 44.1% against hepatitis A, 45.9% against hepatitis B, and 87.7% against COVID-19. In the past decade, 63.2% of students had received a booster shot against tetanus-diphtheria, 47.8% against pertussis, and 28.1% against poliomyelitis, while 29.4% of students had been vaccinated against influenza in the past year. Susceptibility rates were 40.4% for measles, 42.4% for mumps, 28.3% for rubella, 32.3% for varicella, 55.3% for hepatitis A, 54.1% for hepatitis B, 36.8% for tetanus-diphtheria, 52.2% for pertussis, and 71.9% for poliomyelitis. Overall, 123 (91.8%) students favored mandatory vaccinations, mainly for all dentists (88.4%), while 11.6% of students favored them only for dentists who provide care to high-risk patients. In conclusion, most dental students favored mandatory vaccinations, yet we found significant vaccination gaps and susceptibility rates against vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccinations for dental students should be intensified. A national vaccination registry for healthcare personnel including dental students is urgently needed.

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COVID-19Vaccination CoverageAttitudeGreeceHumansSARS-CoV-2Students, DentalVaccinationcoveragedental schooldental studentsimmunityimmunizationmandatory vaccinationsusceptibilityvaccination

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