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KMID : 1022120220240030173
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Health and Welfare
2022 Volume.24 No. 3 p.173 ~ p.188
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Differences Between Dental Hygienists' Awareness of Vaccination and COVID-19 Vaccination According to Exposure to COVID-19
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Choi Ma-I
Park Bo-Young
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to invesigate the difference between dental hygienists' awareness of COVID-19 vaccination and whether or not they were vaccinated against COVID-19 according to their experiences of exposure to COVID-19. 106 dental hygienists were asked about their general characteristics, awareness of COVID-19 vaccination, their experiences of exposure to COVID-19, and whether they had been vaccinated against COVID-19. 81.1% of the study subjects had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination, and the vaccination rate was higher among those in their 20s (93.3%) than those in their 30s (72.1%). As dental workers, the group who recognized the importance of COVID-19 vaccination, the group who trusted information on the COVID-19 vaccine, and the group who did not delay vaccination against infectious diseases showed a high rate of COVID-19 vaccination (p<.05). For a safe dental care environment from cross-infection, information and related education on COVID-19 vaccination should be provided to dental hygienists. In addition, dental medical institutions need to have a system to manage employees' vaccination information and to support inoculation leave for rest in order to encourage vaccination.
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KEYWORD
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Vaccination awareness, Dental infection control, Dental hygienist, COVID-19 vaccination
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