ArticleBMC public health2025
Vaccine hesitation: attitudes of Turkish health worker parents towards adult and childhood immunisation.
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- The parent attitudes about childhood vaccines survey at 15: A summary of its use, reach, and scope.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Review
- The relationship between levels of confidence of parents towards childhood vaccines and their vaccine attitudes.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Ethical analysis of childhood vaccination information processes among Turkish parents in the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- School-age hearing screening outcomes: analysis of 24,258 students.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs of healthcare professionals who are also parents toward childhood vaccinations, as well as the sociodemographic and occupational factors associated with these attitudes.
methodsThis cross-sectional research study employed a population of healthcare professionals who are also parents. Sociodemographic data, parental attitudes toward childhood vaccines (PACV Scale), and psychological vaccination antecedents (5 C Scale) were obtained through a Google Forms survey. Vaccine hesitancy was considered to be indicated by a PACV score of 50 or above. The five subdimensions of the 5 C scale are confidence, complacency, constraints, calculation, and collective responsibility. Elevated scores on a subdimension reflect more positive attitudes toward that dimension. A total of 374 individuals participated in this study.
resultsThe rate of delaying vaccinations due to reasons other than illness or allergy was 11.5%, while the rate of vaccine refusal was 8.0%. The survey revealed that 85.6% of respondents favored the administration of all vaccines on the Ministry of Health's schedule to newborns. Based on the PACV scale, vaccine hesitancy was observed in 7.5% of participants (n = 28). A statistically significant negative association was found between PACV scores and higher levels of education and income (p < 0.05). A significant correlation was observed between PACV scores and a range of factors: gender, level of education, professional group, experience, income, and vaccine delay or rejection. The median PACV score for physicians was significantly lower than that of midwives, nurses, and public health officers (p < 0.001).
conclusionsDespite predominantly positive participant attitudes towards childhood vaccination, supplemental educational outreach programs focusing on low-income communities and parents who decline vaccination are recommended. Qualitative studies are necessary to elucidate the motivations and perspectives underlying vaccine hesitancy within the healthcare profession.
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