Table 3.
Knowledge of and attitude towards vaccination expressed by university students and teachers of medical and non-medical specialties.
| Questions | Medical Specialties | Non-Medical Specialties | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N * | % | n/N * | % | |
| 1. Named vaccination among possible ways to prevent dangerous infections | 126/156 | 80.8% | 446/626 | 71.2% |
| 2. Do you know what vaccination is? Answered “Yes” | 150/156 | 96.2% | 468/626 | 74.8% |
| 3. Named hepatitis B as one of the infections prevented by vaccination (respondents were not prompted with a list of possible answers) | 71/156 | 45.5% | 164/626 | 26.1% |
| 4. Knew that hepatitis B can be prevented by vaccination (targeted refinement to those who did not mention HBV in response to Question #3). Answered “Yes” | 51/85 | 60.0% | 236/462 | 51.1% |
| 5. Heard about the National Vaccination Schedule. Answered ”Yes” | 87/156 | 55.8% | 229/626 | 36.6% |
| 6. Vaccination fears (multiple answer choices. a list of possible answers was read out) | ||||
| a. Have no fears about vaccination | 59/156 | 37.8% | 196/626 | 31.3% |
| b. Children receive too many vaccines in the first two years of life | 12/156 | 7.7% | 62/626 | 9.9% |
| c. Vaccines can cause side effects or complications | 84/156 | 53.8% | 370/626 | 59.1% |
| d. Vaccines can weaken the immune system of children and adults | 42/156 | 26.9% | 235/626 | 37.5% |
| e. Vaccines can cause disease | 31/156 | 19.9% | 155/626 | 24.8% |
| f. The ingredients in vaccines are unsafe | 12/156 | 7.7% | 83/626 | 13.3% |
| g. The long-term effects of vaccines on humans have not been studied | 10/156 | 6.4% | 72/626 | 11.5% |
| h. Vaccination is against my religious beliefs | 1/156 | 0.6% | 7/626 | 1.1% |
| j. The quality of vaccines is low | 4/156 | 2.6% | 46/626 | 7.3% |
| k. Other | 5/156 | 3.2% | 21/626 | 3.4% |
| 7. Have you or your relatives/acquaintances encountered illness/medical complications in children caused by vaccination? Answered “Yes” | 61/156 | 39.1% | 224/626 | 35.8% |
| 8. Have you or your relatives/acquaintances encountered serious illness that could have been prevented by vaccination? Answered “Yes” | 21/156 | 13.5% | 94/626 | 15.0% |
| 9. There are people/groups of people who refuse to vaccinate themselves and their children. How do you feel about their decision? | ||||
| a. I disagree. They risk the health of their children and contribute to the spread of disease | 78/155 | 50.3% | 189/617 | 30.6% |
| b. I do not care. They are entitled to their opinion | 65/155 | 41.9% | 354/617 | 57.4% |
| c. I agree with them | 10/155 | 6.5% | 62/617 | 10.0% |
| d. I haven’t heard anything about this | 2/155 | 1.3% | 6/617 | 1.0% |
| e. Other | 0 | 0.0% | 6/617 | 1.0% |
| 10. Do you trust healthcare providers who vaccinate? (Choose one answer from the list) | ||||
| a. I completely trust them | 53/156 | 34.0% | 180/623 | 28.9% |
| b. I mostly trust them | 79/156 | 50.6% | 310/623 | 49.8% |
| c. No opinion | 9/156 | 5.8% | 37/623 | 5.9% |
| d. I mostly do not trust them | 12/156 | 7.7% | 81/623 | 13.0% |
| e. I do not trust them at all | 3/156 | 1.9% | 15/623 | 2.4% |
| 11. Do you trust the quality of vaccines? (Choose one answer from the list) | ||||
| a. I completely trust the quality of vaccines | 39/156 | 25.0% | 129/619 | 20.8% |
| b. I mostly trust the quality of vaccines | 74/156 | 47.4% | 265/619 | 42.8% |
| c. No opinion | 24/156 | 15.4% | 96/619 | 15.5% |
| d. I mostly do not trust the quality of vaccines | 14/156 | 9.0% | 106/619 | 17.1% |
| e. I do not trust the quality of vaccines at all | 5/156 | 3.2% | 23/619 | 3.7% |
| 12. What information about vaccinations would you like to receive? (Choose any answers from the list) | ||||
| a. Information about the usefulness and benefits of vaccination | 97/156 | 62.2% | 421/626 | 67.3% |
| b. Information about additional vaccines | 81/156 | 51.9% | 268/626 | 42.8% |
| c. Information about vaccine composition | 89/156 | 57.1% | 347/626 | 55.4% |
| d. Information about contraindications to vaccination | 110/156 | 70.5% | 483/626 | 77.2% |
| e. Information about complications after vaccination | 107/156 | 68.6% | 488/626 | 78.0% |
| f. Information about the manufacturers of vaccines | 51/156 | 32.7% | 269/626 | 43.0% |
| g. Other | 1/156 | 0.6% | 9/626 | 1.4% |
| h. I have enough information | 17/156 | 10.9% | 45/626 | 7.2% |
* n—number of respondents who answered the question; N—number of respondents who were asked the question.