Title Stavovi i mišljenja populacije o gripi i cjepivu protiv gripe
Title (english) Population´s attitudes and viewpoints on influenza and influenza vaccine
Author Nikolina Lojan
Mentor Tomislav Meštrović (mentor)
Committee member Rosana Ribić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Tomislav Meštrović (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Ivana Herak (član povjerenstva)
Granter University North (University centre Varaždin) (Department of Nursing) Koprivnica
Defense date and country 2019-09-09, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Public Health and Health Care Epidemiology
Abstract Gripa ili influenca je akutna infektivna bolest koju uzrukuju virusi influence A, B i C. Bolest je dišnog sustava te se prenosi zrakom zaraženim virusom koji dolazi od bolesnika. Pojavljuje se svake zime u manjim ili većim epidemijama. Cilj istraživanja je bio saznati kakve stavove, mišljenja i znanja ima populacija o gripi i cjepivu protiv gripe.
Cijepljenje se smatra jednim od važnih medicinskih intervencija koja spriječava razvoj bolesti, ali ovim istraživanjem se pokazalo kako se većina ne cijepi protiv gripe. Osim toga, dobiveni su različiti rezultati o stavovima, mišljenjima i informiranosti populacije o gripi i cjepivu protiv gripe. Istraživanje je provedeno u razdoblju od 2. travnja do 8. svibnja 2019. godine. Za istraživanje se koristio strukturirani anoniman online upitnik te se istraživanje provelo na društvenim mrežama. Upitnik se sastoji od 16 pitanja gdje su ispitanici mogli odabrati jedan od ponuđenih odgovora. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 411 ispitanika. U istraživanju su ispitane sociodemografska obilježlja (spol, dob, obrazovanje, mjesto boravka) te karakteristike koje se odnose na stavove, mišljenja i znanja o gripi i cjepivu protiv gripe. Većina ispitanika je ženskog spola te najveći broj ispitanika je dobne granice od 20-30 godina. Dobivenim rezultatima možemo zaključiti kako većina populacije ne provodi cijepljenje te smatra kako je cjepivo ne učinkovito i kako se ne bi cjepili ni u budućnosti, pa zato smatraju da su prirodne metode podizanja imuniteta bolja opcija.
Pošto je procijepljenost populacije svake sezone mala, potrebno je vršiti edukaciju o gripi i cjepivu protiv gripe u javnosti te individualno vrštiti edukaciju nad osobama s povećanim rizikom od komplikacija gripe, kako bi smanjili mortalitet.
Abstract (english) Flu or influenza represents an acute infectious disease caused by influenza viruses A, B and C. It is a disease pertinent to respiratory system which is transmitted by airborne route from the infected patient. It appears every winter in form of minor or major outbreaks. The goal of this research was to explore attitudes, opinions and knowledge of the population regarding the flu and the flu vaccine.
The research was conducted in the period from April 2nd to May 8th, 2019. A structured anonymous online questionnaire was used and the research was conducted on social networks. The questionnaire consisted of 16 questions where respondents were able to choose one of the answers. The study included 411 respondents in total. Sociodemographic features (such as gender, age, education, place of residence) were examined, followed by questions exploring attitudes, opinions and knowledge about the flu and the flu vaccine. Most respondents were female and the largest number of respondents were between 20 and 30 years of age. The results have revealed disparate views, opinions and information of the population regarding the influenza and influenza vaccine. According to the results, we can conclude that the majority of the population does not vaccinate, believes that the vaccine is not effective and will not vaccinate in the future; conversely, they believe that natural methods of ‘boosting immunity’ are a better option.
Vaccination is considered one of the most salient medical interventions that prevents the development of disease; however, this study has shown that a large percentage of people does not vaccinate against the flu. Since the vaccine uptake is low basically every season, it is of utmost importance to educate the public about the flu and the flu vaccine, but also to individually carry out education endeavours that will include individuals with increased risk of flu complications in order to reduce mortality.
Keywords
gripa
cjepivo
cijepljenje
istraživanje
stavovi
Keywords (english)
flu
vaccine
vaccination
research
survey
attitudes
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:122:951479
Study programme Title: Nursing Study programme type: professional Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: stručni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) sestrinstva (stručni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) sestrinstva)
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Created on 2019-09-16 13:21:23