Zehra Saltıkalp Sert, Ahmet Sert, Esmehan Ayşit, Mustafa Reşat Dabak
The Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine - 2025;8(3):92-98
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge level and behavior of doctors and healthcare professionals working in a training and research hospital in Istanbul regarding childhood vaccines. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among physicians and healthcare professionals working at Sultangazi Haseki Training and Research Hospital. The survey included 33 items divided into 3 sections: Demographics, vaccination behavior, and Likert-type knowledge questions. The vaccine knowledge score was calculated for each participant. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the Likert-type items was 0.789, indicating good internal consistency. Results: A total of 340 participants were included. Specialist physicians and those working in pediatric units had a significantly higher vaccine knowledge level. In response to whether routine vaccines should be legally mandatory, 10.1% of physicians and 30.4% of allied health professionals disagreed. Conclusion: Vaccine knowledge and attitudes differed by profession and workplace. Specialists and pediatric staff exhibited more positive views toward vaccination.
