DETERMINATION OF PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION STATUS AND KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF INPATIENTS– A POINT PREVALENCE STUDY

Aim: This study is a point prevalence survey study conducted to determine the status of pneumococcal vaccination in hospitalized patients, to measure the level of knowledge about pneumococcal vaccination and to increase awareness afterwards.Methods: Data was collected by a questionnaire to measure demographic characteristics, pneumococcal vaccination status, confidence in the vaccine and knowledge about the vaccine.Results: A total of 409 patients participated in the study.Vaccination rates were higher in individuals with risk factors for pneumococcal vaccination (p<0.05).In addition, higher vaccination rates were found in those with higher knowledge about pneumococcal vaccination (p<0.001).When these variables evaluated in multivariate analysis, only receiving training about pneumococcal vaccination was found to be statistically significant (p <0.001).The rate of patients whose willingness to vaccination was negatively affected after the COVID-19 pandemic was 35.8%.Conclusions: In our study, pneumococcal vaccination rates and knowledge levels were found to be low.Studies should be conducted to increase awareness and willingness for vaccination, especially in patients in risk groups.