An intervention study through education: The change in attitudes and knowledge of educators about the COVID-19 vaccine

BACKGROUND: Reliable and culturally informed health communication is vital in developing positive health behaviors. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the change in knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19 vaccines by providing training to educators in a province in the east of Turkey...

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Published in:Work (Reading, Mass.) Mass.), 2023-10, Vol.76 (2), p.453-459
Main Authors: Tuncer, Kevser, Bulut, Irem, Pirincci, Edibe, Ickilli, Nilay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Education
Teachers
Training
Vaccines
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Reliable and culturally informed health communication is vital in developing positive health behaviors. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the change in knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19 vaccines by providing training to educators in a province in the east of Turkey. METHODS: A questionnaire developed by the researchers on the basis of the literature was used in this intervention study. It consisted of three parts: socio-demographic information, before education knowledge (BEK) and Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine (BEATV), and after education knowledge (AEK) and Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine (AEATV). There were 99 teachers, 32 public education teachers, and 144 religious officials who participated in the study. The data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics Pack version 22.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). Statistical significance value was accepted as p 
ISSN:1051-9815
1875-9270
DOI:10.3233/WOR-220111