Knowledge of nursing Students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences about vaccination in adults

Abstract

One of the most effective methods to avoid infectious diseases is immunization. The usage of vaccines has eliminated many diseases. Given that nurses are involved in vaccination of individuals, so, their knowledge of vaccination will be effective. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the level of knowledge of nursing students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd about adult’s vaccination from March 2021 to March 2022. This crosssectional study was done on 96 nursing students in Yazd. After receiving the ethics code, and ethical considerations, the questionnaires were given to the students. Finally, the analysis was performed using SPSS software and significance level of 0.05. Awareness of native students was significantly higher than non-natives. There was no significant difference in knowledge based on academic year. Student’s knowledge score was very low and this rate was only significantly related to native status of them.