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- Vaccination is a key public health intervention, and health professionals with strong knowledge and positive attitudes toward it are more effective in providing vaccines, making it crucial for health science students to gain this knowledge during their education.
- The study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of health science students who took part in the EDUVAC Intensive Course, which utilized diverse teaching methods over five days.
- Results showed that students significantly improved their vaccination knowledge, with 93.5% agreeing they felt confident in their skills, indicating the course effectively contributed to their professional development.
Article Abstract
Background: Vaccination is one of the most successful and cost-effective interventions for public health. Studies have shown that health professionals who have good knowledge and positive attitudes towards vaccination are more likely to provide effective vaccination protection to people, including themselves. Therefore, health science students must acquire evidence-based knowledge during their education to meet the challenges of healthcare.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and feedback of health science students who participated in the Educating Vaccination Competence (EDUVAC) Intensive Course.
Methods: A five-day Intensive Course was implemented for health science students, which included a pre-assignment. The EDUVAC Intensive Course used different teaching methods (lectures, workshops, interactive games, discussions), group work, study visits, and cultural programs to encourage students' motivation. For the purpose of the study, students filled out an online questionnaire after giving informed consent.
Results: Sample consisted of 31 health science students from five European Higher Institutions. They had very good knowledge on most knowledge questions. In the post measurement it was significantly greater and equal to 81%, p<0.001. Almost all students (93.5%) totally agreed that . The statement received 80.6% total agreement. Over 90.3% rated the Intensive Course as or ".
Conclusions: After completing the EDUVAC Intensive Course, students felt confident in their vaccination knowledge and skills, which benefited their professional development.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10875935 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/msm.2023.35.312-318 | DOI Listing |
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