Elisa Pierini1, Gian Domenico Giusti2, Alessio Gili3, Oliver Nicola De Laurentiis4, Nicola Ramacciati5. 1. Azienda ospedaliera di Perugia. elisa.pierini@ospedale.perugia.it. 2. Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia. giandomenico.giusti@unipg.it. 3. Università degli studi di Perugia. alessio.gili@unipg.it. 4. Toronto General Hospital - University Health Network . olivernicoladelaurentiis@gmail.com. 5. . nicola.ramacciati@unipg.it.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Vaccine hesitancy is an important problem in terms of health policy. This historical moment leads us to wonder if vaccine hesitancy is also present among nursing students who should be particularly sensitive to the subject Methods: Between February 10 to February 17 2021, 1080 students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Perugia, were invited to reply to an online questionnaire sent to their university email accounts. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: A certain amount of vaccination hesitancy was detected among the students in our study. It can be assumed that the issues surrounding the AstraZeneca vaccine, which occurred at the start of the vaccination campaign, may have led to an increase in people's hesitancy. Boosting vaccination campaigns, including appropriate use of social media, may lead to greater acceptance. Also, it would be useful to assess the cultural basis of the recent anti-Vax controversy, particularly for students of nursing or other health professions, who should be able to evaluate, source and recognize the most validated data.
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Vaccine hesitancy is an important problem in terms of health policy. This historical moment leads us to wonder if vaccine hesitancy is also present among nursing students who should be particularly sensitive to the subject Methods: Between February 10 to February 17 2021, 1080 students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Perugia, were invited to reply to an online questionnaire sent to their university email accounts. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: A certain amount of vaccination hesitancy was detected among the students in our study. It can be assumed that the issues surrounding the AstraZeneca vaccine, which occurred at the start of the vaccination campaign, may have led to an increase in people's hesitancy. Boosting vaccination campaigns, including appropriate use of social media, may lead to greater acceptance. Also, it would be useful to assess the cultural basis of the recent anti-Vax controversy, particularly for students of nursing or other health professions, who should be able to evaluate, source and recognize the most validated data.
Authors: Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu; Chung-Ying Lin; Vida Imani; Mohsen Saffari; Mark D Griffiths; Amir H Pakpour Journal: Int J Ment Health Addict Date: 2020-03-27 Impact factor: 11.555