Background: This study aims to investigate the reasons that affect the psychological attitudes of dental students towards Covid-19 dissease, stress factors, and the effect of these factors on vaccine acceptance.
Methods: The survey was applied online and consisted of questions to determine the demographic characteristics, anxiety-stress factors, and reasons for students' decisions behind COVID-19 vaccine administration. The psychological impact of COVID-19 was assessed utilizing the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7). Standard descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, and the independent samples t-test were used for statistical analysis.
Results: Women who agreed to be vaccinated (77.3 %) were less than men. Although the concern level has no statistically significant impact on the vaccine acceptance, those mildly or severely worried about the pandemia had the highest vaccination rate. The vaccine acceptance percentage of the participants who showed minimal anxiety was at the lowest level statistically (p<0.003). The majority of the participants wanted to be vaccinated to protect themselves (82.2%), their families (90.8%), and their patients (85.8%). Limited information about the vaccine (54.6%) and doubts about the short (52.3%) and long-term (71.8%) side effects are the reasons against vaccination.
Conclusion: Most dental students agreed to get the vaccination. As their anxiety increased, their desire to be vaccinated increased.
Background: This study aims to investigate the reasons that affect the psychological attitudes of dental students towards Covid-19 dissease, stress factors, and the effect of these factors on vaccine acceptance.
Methods: The survey was applied online and consisted of questions to determine the demographic characteristics, anxiety-stress factors, and reasons for students' decisions behind COVID-19 vaccine administration. The psychological impact of COVID-19 was assessed utilizing the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7). Standard descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, and the independent samples t-test were used for statistical analysis.
Results: Women who agreed to be vaccinated (77.3 %) were less than men. Although the concern level has no statistically significant impact on the vaccine acceptance, those mildly or severely worried about the pandemia had the highest vaccination rate. The vaccine acceptance percentage of the participants who showed minimal anxiety was at the lowest level statistically (p<0.003). The majority of the participants wanted to be vaccinated to protect themselves (82.2%), their families (90.8%), and their patients (85.8%). Limited information about the vaccine (54.6%) and doubts about the short (52.3%) and long-term (71.8%) side effects are the reasons against vaccination.
Conclusion: Most dental students agreed to get the vaccination. As their anxiety increased, their desire to be vaccinated increased.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Dentistry (Other) |
Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | January 2, 2024 |
Published in Issue | Year 2023 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 |