Abstract
SUMMARY Aim: In this study, it was aimed to determine the percentage of not being vaccinated and the reasons for not being vaccinated among 112 Emergency Health Services employees. Material and Methods: 197 healthcare workers' files were scanned backwards. The effects of various sociodemographic and other variables (age, gender, marital status, cases of tetanus, measles, rubella, mumps vaccinations) were investigated retrospectively by scanning the files. Calculations were made by applying chi-square test and logistic regression using windows SPSS Version 21.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). The study was conducted on 06.2021 as a retrospective file review. Results: Of the 197 employees participating in the study, 128(65%) healthcare workers accepted the vaccine, 69 healthcare workers refused the vaccine (35%). Of the 69 people who did not receive the vaccine, 37 (53.6%) were women, 49 were between the ages of 20-30 (71%), 44 were married (63.8%), and 64 were non-physician health personnel.(92, 8%). Being married increased the rejection of vaccines 2.3 times (p = 0.017). Being previously infected with COVID-19 increased vaccine rejection 2.2 times (p = 0.033). Conclusion: Even if the number of unvaccinated people in the study was not in the majority, the finding of this number among health workers is disappointing for epidemic disease management. In order to quickly get rid of this pandemic, the public should be informed about COVID-19 vaccines by reliable scientists and their fear, anxiety and reservations should be eliminated. The higher the number that cannot be persuaded, the less useful the vaccines will be.. Keywords: COVID-19 vaccines, healthcare professionals, vaccine hesitancy, safety, efficacy
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