Knowledge and attitudes of nursing students towards SARS – CoV – 2 vaccination

UVOD: Činjenica je da je prošlo gotovo više od dvije godine od proglašenja pandemije SARS – CoV – 2 virusom. Profilaktičko cijepljenje stanovništva jedina je metoda za zaustavljanje širenja virusa, a nedovoljna procijepljenost može biti velika prepreka u suzbijanju pandemije. CILJ: Cilj diplomskog rada je presječnim istraživanjem ispitati znanja i stavove studenata preddiplomskih i diplomskih studija sestrinstva o cijepljenju protiv SARS – CoV – 2. MATERIJALI I METODE: Presječna studija provedena je online od 1. srpnja 2022. do 31.srpnja 2022. godine. Uz pomoć provedenog upitnika anketiran je 141 student preddiplomskih i diplomskih studija sestrinstva u Hrvatskoj. REZULTATI: Uzorak je obuhvatio 141 ispitanika, 127 žena (90,1%) i 14 muškaraca (9,9%), od kojih je značajna većina (62,4 %) cijepljena protiv SARS – CoV – 2 te bi isto preporučila bližnjima (56%). Većina ispitanika raspolaže općim znanjem o cjepivu protiv SARS – CoV – 2 infekcije (p=0%<5%,), te ima uglavnom pozitivan ili pozitivan stav o cijepljenju protiv SARS - CoV – 2 (p=0%<5%). ZAKLJUČAK: Većina studenata preddiplomskih i diplomskih studija sestrinstva već su cijepljeni protiv SARS – CoV – 2, imaju pozitivan stav o cjepivu, raspolažu općim znanjem o cjepivu i spremni su dati preporuku bližnjima da se cijepe.INTRODUCTION: It is a fact that almost more than two years have passed since the World Health Organization stated the SARS - CoV - 2 pandemic, the only method to stop the spread of the virus is prophylactic vaccination of the population, and insufficient vaccination can be a major obstacle to suppressing the pandemic. AIM: The aim of the study is to inspect the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students about vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 through cross-sectional research. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cross-sectional survey was managed online in the period from July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022. With the help of a questionnaire, 141 undergraduate and graduate nursing students in Croatia were surveyed. THE RESULTS: The sample included 141 respondents, 127 women (90.1%) and 14 men (9.9%), of whom a significant majority (62.4%) were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 infection and would advise the same to their relatives ( 56%). The majority of respondents have general knowledge about the vaccine against SARS - CoV - 2 infection (p=0%<5%), and have a mostly positive and positive attitude about vaccination against SARS - CoV - 2 (p=0%