The Situation of Students' COVID-19 Vaccination and Their Views on Vaccination: Turkey Case
| Author | Eylem Yalman | en |
| Author | Gökhan Doğukan Akarsu | en |
| Author | Rukiye Höbek Akarsu | en |
| Orcid | Eylem Yalman [0000-0002-0192-7575] | en |
| Orcid | Gökhan Doğukan Akarsu [0000-0002-6586-5748] | en |
| Orcid | Rukiye Höbek Akarsu [0000-0002-3476-0740] | en |
| Issued Date | 2023-01-15 | en |
| Abstract | Background: This research aimed to define the status of young university students in Turkey with the COVID-19 vaccine and their ideas about it. Methods: This descriptive and quantitative study was conducted on 602 undergraduate students of a state university in the central Anatolian region of Turkey in the spring semester of the 2021 - 2022 academic year. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews with the students using a questionnaire prepared by the researchers based on the literature. The chi-square test, percentage, and number were used to analyze the data. Results: Of the research participants, 89.7% were COVID-19-vaccinated. Also, 86.7% of vaccinated students had the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, 72.96% had two vaccine doses, and 59.5% had doubts about the vaccine. Conclusions: Opinions about vaccines are affected by some sociodemographic characteristics and expert information. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/modernc-130496 | en |
| Keyword | Vaccine Hesitancy | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | University Student | en |
| Keyword | Vaccine, COVID-19 Vaccine | en |
| Keyword | Biochemistry | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | The Situation of Students' COVID-19 Vaccination and Their Views on Vaccination: Turkey Case | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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