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. 2022 Sep 14;10(9):1519.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines10091519.

Schoolteachers and Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Campania Region

Concetta Paola Pelullo  1 , Francesco Corea  1 , Giorgia Della Polla  2 , Francesco Napolitano  1 , Gabriella Di Giuseppe  1
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Schoolteachers and Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Campania Region

Concetta Paola Pelullo et al. Vaccines (Basel). .

Abstract

Background: This cross-sectional survey aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding vaccinations among schoolteachers in Italy.

Methods: Data were collected through an online questionnaire from September 2020 to May 2021 from a sample of schoolteachers in the Campania region of southern Italy.

Results: Only 27% of the participants had good knowledge about the vaccinations recommended for schoolteachers. Females who had children, who were unsatisfied by their health status, and not needing additional information about vaccinations were more likely to have good knowledge. Moreover, 61.5% perceived that vaccinations are useful in preventing infectious diseases, and 44.5% agreed or strongly agreed that vaccinations should be mandatory for schoolteachers. The results of multivariate logistic regression showed that schoolteachers who perceived that vaccinations are useful in preventing infectious diseases, who considered the recommended vaccinations to be useful to protecting their own and their students' health, who believed that information received about vaccination was useful, and who needed additional information about vaccinations recommended for schoolteachers, were significantly more likely to agree or strongly agree that vaccinations should be mandatory for schoolteachers.

Conclusions: These findings suggest the need for education strategies to ensure that schoolteachers are better informed about vaccinations recommended for their profession.

Keywords: attitudes; behaviors; knowledge; school; teacher; vaccination.

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