The Relationship Between Rotavirus Vaccine Hesitancy, Vaccine Knowledge Level, and Health Literacy Among Healthcare Workers
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between healthcare workers' attitudes towards vaccination, their vaccination behaviors, their vaccine hesitancy regarding the rotavirus vaccine, their level of vaccine knowledge, and their health literacy.Methods: Conducted as a descriptive cross-sectional study with 300 participants, the data were collected through face-to-face interviews and analyzed using SPSS 25, employing correlation and multiple regression models.Results: Univariate analyses showed that socioeconomic status, routine vaccination practices, professional roles, and the functional, communicative, and critical dimensions of health literacy were significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy (p
Authors
- Burcu Beyazgül (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0417-3588)
- Fatma Bozdağ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-8992)
- Cihat Erol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0572-0969)
- Hülya Abdulhakimoğulları
- Gülben Çelik Bozkaya
- Hasret Akin
- Semra Gencer
- Aydın Bozkaya
Institutions
- Education Training And Research (US)
- Harran University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dicle Medical Journal / Dicle Tip Dergisi
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.2037375
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00