Highlights
- •Vaccination coverage among health care students is reviewed.
- •Unsatisfactory vaccination rates were found.
- •Significant association between age, sex, socioeconomic status, and vaccination coverage was found.
- •Health care students stated: Vaccinations are absolutely or in part necessary (97%).
Health care students are at risk of acquiring and transmitting vaccine-preventable
diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess their vaccination status and the
influence of determining factors on their vaccination status. Unsatisfactory vaccination
rates (43.8%-94.1%) and significant effects regarding age, sex, and socioeconomic
status were found; therefore, there is an increased need for education and motivation
for vaccinations in student training.
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Published online: December 23, 2014
Footnotes
Conflicts of interest: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Author contributions: Analysis and interpretation of data and drafting of the article: Mäding, Münch, and Jacob. Acquisition of data and critical revision of its intellectual content: von Lindeman. Design and critical revision of its intellectual content: Klewer and Kugler.
Other information: All authors approved the final version.
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