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ArticleSafety and health at work2022

Do Degree Programs Affect Health Profession Students' Attitudes and Opinions Toward Vaccinations? An Italian Multicenter Study.

Gianluca Voglino, Andrea Barbara, Giulia Dallagiacoma, Omar Enzo Santangelo, Sandro Provenzano, Vincenza Gianfredi

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Article in Safety and health at work, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Gianluca VoglinoDepartment of Public Health, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Andrea BarbaraSection of Hygiene - Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
Giulia DallagiacomaPost-Graduate School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Omar Enzo SantangeloDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal-Infant, Internal Medicine and Specialization of Excellence "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Sandro ProvenzanoDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal-Infant, Internal Medicine and Specialization of Excellence "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Vincenza GianfrediPost-Graduate School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
University of Palermo · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Pavia · ITUniversity of Perugia · ITUniversity of Turin · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Healthcare workers' attitudes toward vaccination have been widely described in the literature, but a restricted amount of studies assessed healthcare students' knowledge, attitudes, and opinions on this issue. This study aimed to estimate the influence of a degree course on knowledge and immunization behavior among healthcare students and to compare medical students with students from other health profession degree programs to identify possible differences. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study was performed in 2018 in 14 Italian Universities (3,131 students were interviewed). A validated questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, attitudes, and opinions toward vaccinations, with a specific focus on influenza vaccine and attitudes toward mandatory vaccination policies. Statistical software STATA® 14 was used. Results: Significant differences were recorded between medical students and other healthcare students. The intention to get vaccinated against influenza during the next season and having been vaccinated in the previous season was higher in the medical group ( Conclusions: Results show several differences between medical students and students of other health professions when it comes to vaccination knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions, as well as a general low tendency to be vaccinated against influenza.

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AttitudesCross-sectional studyHealth profession studentsItalyVaccination

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