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COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy, Attitudes Towards Vaccine, and Related Factors Among Health Sciences Faculty Students

Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinde COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığı, Aşıya Yönelik Tutumlar ve İlgili Faktörler

Saime Erol(MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ, HALK SAĞLIĞI HEMŞİRELİĞİ ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0001-7752-605X
Dilara Çın(MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ, HALK SAĞLIĞI HEMŞİRELİĞİ ANABİLİM DALI)
Kerime Davarcı(MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ, HEMŞİRELİK PR.)
Edanur Yılmaz Akbıyık(MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ, HEMŞİRELİK PR.)
Esma Çınar(MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ, HEMŞİRELİK PR.)
Halim Cengiz(MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ, HEMŞİRELİK PR.)
Pages
34–46
Publication Date
2026-04-28
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Conclusion: Students’ COVID-19 vaccine

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: This study aimed to determine COVID-19 vaccine literacy, attitudes, and related factors among health sciences students.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 608 students from the Faculty of Health Sciences between February-April 2022.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: Students’ COVID-19 vaccine
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⚙️Variables:COVID-19 · sağlık bilimleri öğrencileri · aşı okuryazarlığı

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Aim: This study aimed to determine COVID-19 vaccine literacy, attitudes, and related factors among health sciences students. Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 608 students from the Faculty of Health Sciences between February-April 2022. Data were collected online using the Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire, the COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Scale, and the Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale. Descriptive statistics, Independent Samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and pearson correlation were used, with statistical significance set at p<.05. Results: The mean total score of vaccine literacy was 32.12±5.90. Positive and negative attitude subscales were 14.45±3.92 and 17.94±3.73, respectively. Total score of vaccine literacy was higher in students who checked the accuracy of information on social media (p<.001). Physical therapy students and those not influenced by social media scored higher on the functional subscale (p<.05), while with chronic diseases (p<.05) and those who checked the accuracy of information on social media (p<.001) scored higher on the communicative/critical subscale. Positive attitude scores were higher among females (p<.05), younger students (p<.001), those with chronic diseases (p<.05), students who had received four vaccine doses (p<.001), those who did not believe in side effects (p<.001), those who believed that vaccination would end the pandemic (p<.001), and students who checked the accuracy of information on social media (p<.05). Total and communicative/critical vaccine literacy showed a weak positive correlation with attitudes (p<.05). Conclusion: Students’ COVID-19 vaccine

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada sağlık bilimleri öğrencileri arasında COVID-19 aşı okuryazarlığı, tutumları ve ilişkili faktörlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı kesitsel çalışma, Şubat-Nisan 2022 tarihleri arasında Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi’nden 608 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler çevrimiçi olarak, Sosyodemografik Özellikler Anketi, COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ve COVID-19 Aşısına Yönelik Tutumlar Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Bağımsız Örneklem t-testi, tek yönlü ANOVA ve pearson korelasyon testi kullanılmış, istatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi p<.05 olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular: Aşı okuryazarlığı toplam puan ortalaması 32.12±5.90 bulunmuştur. Olumlu tutum alt boyut puan ortalaması 14.45±3.92, olumsuz tutum alt boyut puan ortalaması ise 17.94±3.73’tür. Aşı okuryazarlığı toplam puanı, sosyal medya bilgilerinin doğruluğunu kontrol eden öğrencilerde daha yüksek bulunmuştur (p<.001). Fizyoterapi öğrencileri ve sosyal medyadan etkilenmeyenler fonksiyonel aşı okuryazarlığından (p<.05), kronik hastalığı olan (p<.05) ve sosyal medya bilgilerinin doğruluğunu kontrol edenler (p<.001) ise iletişimsel/eleştirel aşı okuryazarlığından daha yüksek puan almıştır. Kadın (p<.05), yaşça küçük (p<.001), kronik hastalığı olan (p<.05), dört doz aşı yaptıran (p<.001), yan etkilere inanmayan (p<.001), aşının pandemiyi sona erdireceğine inanan (p<.001) ve sosyal medyaki bilgilerin doğruluğunu kontrol eden (p<.05) öğrencilerin COVID-19 aşısına yönelik olumlu tutum puanının daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Toplam ve iletişimsel/eleştirel aşı okuryazarlığı ile aşı tutumları arasında pozitif fakat zayıf bir korelasyon bulunmuştur (p<.05). Sonuç: Öğrencilerin COVID-19 aşı okuryazarlığı orta düzeyde bulunmuş ve genel olarak COVID-19 aşısına yönelik tutumlarının olumlu olduğu belirlenmiştir. Aşı okuryazarlığının artması, aşıya karşı daha olumlu tutumlarla ilişkili bulunmuştur.

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Erol, S., Çın, D., Davarcı, K., Akbıyık, E. Y., Çınar, E., Cengiz, H. (2026). COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy, Attitudes Towards Vaccine, and Related Factors Among Health Sciences Faculty Students. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi, Cilt: 28 Sayı: 1, 34–46. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.1798131

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