PMID- 31266481
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200113
LR  - 20231012
IS  - 1472-6920 (Electronic)
IS  - 1472-6920 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 1
DP  - 2019 Jul 2
TI  - Immunization attitudes, opinions, and knowledge of healthcare professional 
      students at two Midwestern universities in the United States.
PG  - 242
LID - 10.1186/s12909-019-1678-8 [doi]
LID - 242
AB  - BACKGROUND: In addition to administering vaccinations, healthcare professionals 
      (HCPs) also play a crucial role in providing education and advocacy to the public 
      regarding immunizations. Yet, many current and future HCPs are unprepared or 
      reluctant to address the vaccine conversation with hesitant patients. Doctors, 
      pharmacists, and nurses are all recognized as the most trusted sources of vaccine 
      information. By comparing future HCPs in these three distinct programs, we can 
      better understand where potential gaps may lie in their training and education. 
      With insight from students, potential changes to curriculum can improve future 
      HCPs ability to address vaccine hesitancy in their respective careers. The 
      objective of this study was to assess and compare the knowledge, attitudes, and 
      opinions of HCP students on the topic of immunization. METHODS: A cross-sectional 
      survey was conducted in 2017 to assess students in nursing, medical, and pharmacy 
      programs at two universities in the state of North Dakota in the United States. 
      The survey assessed six key themes: 1) demographic information; 2) basic vaccine 
      knowledge; 3) vaccine hesitancy; 4) likelihood to recommend vaccines; 5) 
      confidence in addressing vaccine-related topics with patients; 6) an appraisal of 
      the education they have received on vaccinations. RESULTS: The survey was 
      completed by 223 participants (overall response rate = 23.7%). Results indicated 
      that vaccine-related knowledge varied greatly by program; high knowledge scores 
      were achieved by 74.3% of medical students, 62.7% of pharmacy students, 57.1% of 
      doctor of nursing practice (DNP) students, and 24.7% of bachelor of science in 
      nursing (BSN) students. Over a third (34.2%) of BSN students believed that the 
      current recommended immunization schedule places undue burden on a child's immune 
      system, versus only 4.3% of medical students. Additionally, 54.2% of participants 
      believed that spreading out recommended vaccines over several visits was an 
      appropriate means of reducing parental stress about vaccinating. CONCLUSIONS: 
      Participant responses suggest that negative attitudes, lack of knowledge, and 
      general discomfort exist across all programs, but especially among nursing 
      students, regarding vaccination. Our findings indicate potential areas where 
      targeted interventions could be implemented to better equip future HCPs in their 
      ability to discuss and educate the public regarding vaccination. TRIAL 
      REGISTRATION: #PH17173.
FAU - Dybsand, Lauren L
AU  - Dybsand LL
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2727-4234
AD  - Center for Immunization Research and Education, Department of Public Health, 
      North Dakota State University, Dept 2662, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND, 58108-6050, 
      USA. lldybsan@gmail.com.
FAU - Hall, Kylie J
AU  - Hall KJ
AD  - Center for Immunization Research and Education, Department of Public Health, 
      North Dakota State University, Dept 2662, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND, 58108-6050, 
      USA.
FAU - Carson, Paul J
AU  - Carson PJ
AD  - Center for Immunization Research and Education, Department of Public Health, 
      North Dakota State University, Dept 2662, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND, 58108-6050, 
      USA.
AD  - Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, 58104, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190702
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Med Educ
JT  - BMC medical education
JID - 101088679
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Attitude of Health Personnel
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - North Dakota
MH  - *Students, Health Occupations/psychology/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Students, Medical/psychology
MH  - Students, Nursing/psychology
MH  - Students, Pharmacy/psychology
MH  - United States
MH  - *Vaccination
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC6604347
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Attitudes
OT  - Healthcare professional education
OT  - Knowledge
OT  - Student
OT  - Vaccination
OT  - Vaccine hesitancy
COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
EDAT- 2019/07/04 06:00
MHDA- 2020/01/14 06:00
PMCR- 2019/07/02
CRDT- 2019/07/04 06:00
PHST- 2018/11/21 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/06/19 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/07/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/07/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/01/14 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/07/02 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s12909-019-1678-8 [pii]
AID - 1678 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s12909-019-1678-8 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Med Educ. 2019 Jul 2;19(1):242. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1678-8.