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Evaluation of the Turkish Population's Perspective on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Routine Childhood Vaccine Applications: National Survey Study.
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- Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal in Türkiye: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Infectious diseases & clinical microbiology · 2026Article
- Parents' Attitudes About Childhood Vaccines Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Various Segments of the Population in Turkey: A Literature Review.Vaccines · 2025Review
- Are people willing to take regular vaccinations? A qualitative study among diverse ethnic groups in Hong Kong.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Adolescent Growth in Italy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Motivation and Hesitancies in Obtaining the COVID-19 Vaccine-A Cross-Sectional Study in Norway, USA, UK, and Australia.Vaccines · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is important to evaluate the attitude of society towards vaccines to understand the rates of acceptance and hesitance towards vaccination, which are essential components of public health and epidemiology. This study aimed to evaluate the perspective of the Turkish population on COVID-19 status, rate of vaccination, and also to evaluate the reasons for refusal to vaccinate, vaccine hesitancy, and related factors.
methodsA total of 4539 participants were included in this population-based descriptive and cross-sectional study. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS-II) was used to obtain a representative sample and for this purpose Turkey was divided into 26 regions. Participants were randomly selected based on the demographic features and population ratios of the selected regions. The following parameters were evaluated: sociodemographic characteristics and perspectives on COVID-19 vaccines, Vaccine Hesitancy Scale Adapted to Pandemics (VHS-P), and Anti-Vaccine Scale-Long Form (AVS-LF) questions.
resultsA total of 4539 participants, 2303 (50.7%) male and 2236 (49.3%) female, aged between 18 and 73 years, were included in this study. It was observed that 58.4% of the participants had hesitations towards COVID-19 vaccination, and 19.6% were hesitant about all childhood vaccinations. Those who did not have the COVID-19 vaccine, who did not think that the COVID-19 vaccine was protective, and who had hesitation to vaccinate against COVID-19 had significantly higher median scores on the VHS-P and AVS-LF scales, respectively (all
conclusionAlthough the rate of vaccination for COVID-19 was 93.4% in the study, hesitation to vaccinate was 58.4%. The median score of the scales of those who were hesitant about childhood vaccinations was higher than individuals who did not have any hesitation. In general, the source of concerns about vaccines should be clearly seen, and precautions should be taken.
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