Abstract
Introduction: Considering the importance of tetanus vaccination in children and adults, recognizing the necessities and priorities of tetanus vaccine injection is essential for health care providers. Medical interns have a crucial role in treating patients at hospitals and as future physicians. This study aims to evaluate Tabriz University of Medical Sciences medical interns' knowledge about tetanus vaccination in patients with trauma. Methods: All interns of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences enrolled in the study. Interns who did not want to participate in the study and those on-call were excluded from the study. Eventually, 250 interns gathered in a conference hall, and a questionnaire of 10 questions was presented to them as a hypothetical traumatic event. Correct and incorrect answers to each question, age, and gender were analyzed. Results: Only in three questions, more than half of the participants answered correctly. These were questions 10, 1, and 2, with 67.2%, 59.2%, and 50.8% of participants answering them correctly, respectively. Also, in 5 questions, less than 20% answered correctly. The maximum overall score was 7. Analysis of these results between the two sexes did not show a significant difference in the number of correct answers and the percentage response to each question. Additionally, age was not indicated as a variable involved in the total score of the participants. Conclusion: Regardless of the age and gender, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences’ medical interns’ knowledge about the precise indications of tetanus prevention in adults and children is poor.
Highlights
Introduction: Considering the importance of tetanus vaccination in both children and adults, recognizing the necessities and priorities of tetanus vaccination is essential for health care providers
This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences’ medical interns about tetanus vaccination in patients presenting with trauma
This study evaluates the knowledge of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences’ medical interns about tetanus vaccination in patients presenting with trauma
Summary
Considering the importance of tetanus vaccination in both children and adults, recognizing the necessities and priorities of tetanus vaccination is essential for health care providers. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences’ medical interns about tetanus vaccination in patients presenting with trauma. Conclusion: Regardless of the age and gender, the knowledge of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences’ medical interns about the precise indications of tetanus prevention in adults and children is poor. Vaccinating wounded patients with a tetanus booster dose is essential for clinicians.[5,6,7] Immunity to tetanus decreases as time goes on. Since medical students and health care workers are at a high risk of infection in emergencies, they must be awared and well-informed about tetanus vaccines and the form of immunity they produce; besides to the epidemiology of the disease.[10,11,12,13]
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