Recommending immunizations to adolescents in Turkey: a study of the knowledge, attitude, and practices of physicians

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dc.authorid0000-0002-3510-3056
dc.authorid0000-0003-1392-9014
dc.authorid0000-0003-2731-140X
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dc.contributor.authorKara Elitok, Gizem
dc.contributor.authorBülbül, Lida
dc.contributor.authorAltuntaş, Sibel Baktir
dc.contributor.authorAltuntaş, Bülent
dc.contributor.authorGunindi, Gozde
dc.contributor.authorHaltas, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorBülbül, Ali
dc.contributor.authorToprak, Dilek
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-11T14:37:09Z
dc.date.available2022-05-11T14:37:09Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Aile Hekimliği Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of family physicians and pediatricians in regard to adolescent immunization. Methods: The study was conducted from March to May 2017. A total of 665 physicians participated. Participants were asked 31 questions about their personal sociodemographic characteristics and their knowledge, attitudes, and practices around adolescent immunization. Results: The study sample consisted of 348 family physicians (52.3% of the sample) and 317 pediatricians (47.7%). The results showed that 5.4% of family physicians and 10.4% of pediatricians thought that they had enough knowledge about adolescent immunization (p < .01). Overall, 15.8% of family physicians and 12.7% of pediatricians provided adolescents with information about vaccines 'always/most of the time'. A variety of reasons for not providing information about adolescent vaccines was provided, including 'inability to allocate time' (50.2% of family physicians, 69.3% of pediatricians); 'forgetfulness' (34.8% of family physicians, 28.5% of pediatricians); 'lack of knowledge about vaccines' (34.1% of family physicians, 27.4% of pediatricians); and 'no need to immunize adolescents' (15.7% of family physicians, 6.5% of pediatricians) (p < .01). HPV immunization was recommended only to girls by 30.5% of family physicians and 38.8% of pediatricians (p < .01). The percentages of family physicians and pediatricians not recommending that adolescents be immunized with the Tdap vaccine were 53.4% and 42.6%, respectively (p = .016). Meningococcal immunization was not recommended by 20.7% of family physicians and 11.4% of pediatricians (p < .01), and influenza immunization was not recommended by 10.3% of family physicians and 8.2% of pediatricians (p < .01). Conclusion: Family physicians and pediatricians in Turkey have low rates of recommendation of immunization to adolescents. Reasons for not recommending immunization include an inability to allocate time, forgetfulness, and lack of knowledge about vaccines. We conclude that educational programs should be used to improve knowledge of adolescent immunization among family physicians and pediatricians.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/21645515.2020.1715146
dc.identifier.endpage1138
dc.identifier.issn2164-5515
dc.identifier.issn2164-554X
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid32040380
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85079430990
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1132
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1715146
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/8596
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000513434900001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorToprak, Dilek
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Inc
dc.relation.ispartofHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectvaccination
dc.subjectfamily physician
dc.subjectpediatrician
dc.subjectknowledge
dc.subjectattitude
dc.subjectHuman-Papillomavirus
dc.subjectPertussis
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectVaccines
dc.subjectVaccination
dc.subjectProvince
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectHealth
dc.titleRecommending immunizations to adolescents in Turkey: a study of the knowledge, attitude, and practices of physicians
dc.typeArticle

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