Pertussis vaccination status and vaccine acceptance among medical students: multicenter study in Germany and Hungary

Background: India is in the intermediate hepatitis B virus endemicity zone with hepatitis B surface antigen prevalence among the general population ranging from 2% to 8%.Health care professionals are at a high risk of getting .Hep B infection which can be prevented by strategies like vaccination, increasing awareness and following universal precautions. The present study was conducted on medical students (3rd Semester) to evaluate their knowledge regarding HBV and to know their vaccination status. Also along with data collection, students were educated about hepatitis B vaccine and about universal precautions before they start with their clinical postings. Methods: Cross sectional study was carried out on 3rd semester MBBS students (batch 2012-2013). All the students present on the day of data collection were included in the study and interviewed using pretested questionnaire. Data was analyzed using percentages. Results: Most of the students had good knowledge about disease and modes of transmission & prevention. Surprisingly only 56.6 percent were aware of high risk of transmission to health professional and doctors. Main source of information was media (85.4percent).Nearly 82% of the students were immunized and main reason among those unimmunized was unawareness about vaccine availability. Conclusions: It is recommended that Hepatitis B vaccination should be made available for all unimmunized students who enter medical profession. The orientation and sensitization programm should be held to create awareness regarding HBV infection preferably at the time of admission into medical college ,else no later than start of their clinical posting.

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Do socio-cultural factors influence medical students’ health status and health-promoting behaviors? A cross-sectional multicenter study in Germany and Hungary

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-016-3228-1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Henna Riemenschneider ◽

Péter Balázs ◽

Erika Balogh ◽

Axel Bartels ◽

Antje Bergmann ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Medical Students ◽

Multicenter Study ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Promoting Behaviors ◽

Health Promoting

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Perception, Attitude, and Knowledge Regarding Antimicrobial Resistance, Appropriate Antimicrobial Use, and Infection Control Among Future Medical Practitioners: A Multicenter Study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ◽

10.1017/ice.2016.8 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (5) ◽

pp. 603-605 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Nuttagarn Chuenchom ◽

Visanu Thamlikitkul ◽

Romanee Chaiwarith ◽

Rawisut Deoisares ◽

Pinyo Rattanaumpawan

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Antimicrobial Resistance ◽

Infection Control ◽

Multicenter Study ◽

Control Unit ◽

Antimicrobial Use ◽

Antimicrobial Stewardship Program ◽

Medical Practitioners ◽

Stewardship Program ◽

Appropriate Antimicrobial Use

A questionnaire-based study was conducted among final-year Thai medical students. The problem of antimicrobial resistance is well recognized, but their knowledge of antimicrobial resistance, appropriate antimicrobial use, and infection control was substantially limited. Only half of these students recognized existence of an antimicrobial stewardship program or infection control unit in their hospitals.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:603–605

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Hepatitis B vaccination status and knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding Hepatitis B among preclinical medical students of a medical college in Nepal

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0242658 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (11) ◽

pp. e0242658

Author(s):

Dhan Bahadur Shrestha ◽

Manita Khadka ◽

Manoj Khadka ◽

Prarthana Subedi ◽

Subashchandra Pokharel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Vaccination Status ◽

Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽

Vaccination Programs ◽

Medical College ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Preclinical Medical Students ◽

Study Participants ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background Hepatitis B imposes a major public health problem with an increased risk of occupational exposure among unvaccinated health care workers. This study was conducted to determine the Hepatitis B vaccination status, along with the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding Hepatitis B, among preclinical medical students of a medical college in Nepal. Materials and methods This descriptive study was conducted among preclinical students of a medical college in Kathmandu, Nepal from 6th July to 14th July 2020. The whole sampling technique was used. Data were collected using a pretested, self-administered questionnaire which was emailed to individuals and analyzed with the statistical package for social sciences version-22. Results A total of 181 students participated in the study out of 198, giving a response rate of 91.4%. Among the study participants, only 67 (37%) were fully vaccinated against Hepatitis B while 71 (39.2%) were never vaccinated. For the majority (74.6%) of the non-vaccinated participants, the main reason for not getting vaccination was a lack of vaccination programs. Half the study participants (n = 92, 50.8%) had good knowledge, attitude and practice regarding hepatitis B. The median knowledge, attitude and practice scores towards Hepatitis B were 61.00 (57.00–66.00), 20(18.00–21.00) and 21(19.00–23.00) respectively. Conclusions The majority of preclinical medical students were not fully vaccinated against Hepatitis B and only half of them had acceptable knowledge, attitude and practice towards Hepatitis B, which makes them vulnerable to the infection. This might represent the situation of not only Nepal, but also all South Asian countries, and creates concern about whether students take the vaccination programs seriously. Since unavailability of vaccination program is the main cause of non-vaccination, we strongly recommend the provision of the Hepatitis B vaccination program to the preclinical medical students.

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Vaccination status of medical students and faculty members

Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde ◽

10.25248/reas.e8277.2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. e8277

Author(s):

Aléxia Alves Cabral ◽

Cecília Pereira Silva ◽

Fernanda del Carlo Cândido ◽

Igor Dutra Braz ◽

Izabella dos Santos Gomes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Medical Students ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Risk Group ◽

Action Plan ◽

Health Sector ◽

High Risk Group ◽

Vaccination Status ◽

Faculty Members ◽

Contagious Diseases

Objectives: To analyze the student's and professor's vaccinal situation of a medical course. Methods: It is a transversal and quantitative research, done in 2019, which aimed to identify if preconized vaccines of Programa Nacional de Imunização (PNI) were administered or not. The data was obtained through a questionnaire applied to professors and students from the 1st to the 12th period, under CAAE 08246918.1.0000.5237. Posteriorly, it was done an inferential and comparative analysis with literature and vaccinal data from previous research done in 2014, at the same institution, that evaluated vaccination for hepatitis B, dT, varicella, influenza, and HPV. Results: Despite the rise in vaccination of students from 2014 to 2019, most of PNI coverage goals were not reached in 2019. As a result, it is necessary to maintain the incentives for vaccination in the health sector since the sample is constituted of a high-risk group of infectious contagious diseases. Conclusion: The implementation of an action plan for the exigence of the updated vaccinal chart as a prerequisite for registration of medical students must be considered. It is expected that it would reinforce the relevance of vaccination for diseases that are preventable through immunization.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Algerian medical students: a cross-sectional study in five universities.

10.1101/2021.08.29.21261803 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohamed amine Kerdoun ◽

Hamza Abdellah Henni ◽

Assia Yamoun ◽

Amine Rahmani ◽

Rym Messaouda Kerdoun ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Vaccine Hesitancy ◽

Limiting Factor ◽

Educational Strategy ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Vaccine Acceptance ◽

Vaccine Refusal ◽

Available Information

Vaccine hesitancy is a limiting factor in global efforts to contain the current pandemic, wreaking havoc on public health. As today's students are tomorrow's doctors, it is critical to understand their attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine. To our knowledge, this study was the first national one to look into the attitudes of Algerian medical students toward the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine using an electronic convenience survey. 383 medical students from five Algerian universities were included, with a mean age of 21.02. 85.37% (n=327) of respondents had not taken the COVID-19 vaccine yet and were divided into three groups; the vaccine acceptance group (n=175, 53.51%), the vaccine-hesitant group (n=75, 22.93%), and the vaccine refusal group (n=77, 23.54%). Gender, age, education level, university, and previous experience with COVID-19 were not significant predictors for vaccine acceptance. The confirmed barriers to the COVID-19 vaccine concern available information, effectiveness, safety, and adverse effects. This work highlights the need for an educational strategy about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. Medical students should be educated about the benefits of vaccination for themselves and their families and friends. The Vaccine acceptant students' influence should not be neglected with a possible ambassador role to hesitant and resistant students.

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Emperical Study about Fears and Misconceptions of Aids and Hepatitis among Medical Students

Malaysian Journal of Medical and Biological Research ◽

10.18034/mjmbr.v1i1.372 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 25-34

Author(s):

Ammarah Ghafoor ◽

Adeel Ahmad Khan

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Questionnaire Survey ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Vaccination Status ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Prospective Data ◽

Modes Of Transmission ◽

Complete Knowledge

Background: A number of evaluations regarding awareness among people about modes of transmission, sources of transmission and vaccination against HBV, HCV and HIV have been carried out but very few of them have specifically focused medical students. This study reflects the degree of awareness of 3rd year MBBS students on these issues and their vaccination status. It also depicts whether medical students are afraid of examining patients afflicted with these diseases or not. Objectives: To determine the knowledge of medical students about various aspects of HBV, HCV and HIV. Methodology: This is an observational cross-sectional study with prospective data, done through a questionnaire survey on 130 3rd year M.B.B.S students. Results: Knowledge of students about modes of transmission of HBV, HCV and HIV: 28.4% complete/70.7% incomplete/ 0.007% no knowledge Fear among students for examination of patients with HBV, HIV and HCV: 40% afraid/60% not afraid Knowledge of students about availability of vaccination against HBV, HCV and HIV: HBV : 7% HCV: 42.3% HIV: 16.9% Vaccination status of students against HBV: 81.5% vaccinated/19.5% not vaccinated Conclusion: The percentage of students having complete knowledge about these diseases is lower than that is expected.

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