Table_1_Vaccine hesitancy among nursing and midwifery undergraduate students in Switzerland: protocol for an online national study.docx

BackgroundVaccine hesitancy is a persistent challenge in public health, exacerbated by the proliferation of anti-vaccine sentiments facilitated by social networks. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of addressing vaccine hesitancy, designated by the WHO as a top global health threat. This study explores vaccine hesitancy among nursing and midwifery undergraduate students in Switzerland—a cohort crucial to public health given their future roles as healthcare professionals—with a particular emphasis on the HPV vaccine, which exhibits lower confidence levels compared to other vaccines.MethodsThis study will employ an online questionnaire distributed to nursing and midwifery undergraduate students from various healthcare universities. The questionnaire will collect data on vaccine hesitancy (general confidence in vaccines and specifically in the HPV vaccine), HPV vaccine coverage, socio-demographics, likelihood to recommend vaccines to patients, perception of vaccination education and interest in complementary medicine.ConclusionThe study’s findings will contribute to our understanding of vaccine hesitancy among nursing and midwifery undergraduate students, providing insights that can inform targeted interventions and education strategies to bolster vaccine confidence among future healthcare professionals, thereby enhancing public health efforts.

背景疫苗犹豫不决是公共卫生领域的一项长期挑战，这一挑战因社交网络中反疫苗情绪的蔓延而加剧。COVID-19大流行凸显了解决疫苗犹豫不决的重要性，世界卫生组织将其列为全球首要健康威胁。本研究旨在探讨瑞士护理与助产专业本科生中存在的疫苗犹豫不决现象——鉴于他们未来作为医疗保健专业人士的角色，这一群体对公共卫生至关重要——尤其关注人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗，与其他疫苗相比，HPV疫苗的信心水平较低。方法本研究将采用在线问卷，向来自不同医疗保健大学的护理与助产专业本科生发放。问卷将收集有关疫苗犹豫不决（对疫苗的一般信心以及在HPV疫苗方面的信心）的数据，包括HPV疫苗接种覆盖率、社会人口统计学特征、向患者推荐疫苗的可能性、对疫苗接种教育的认知以及对补充医疗的兴趣。结论本研究的结果将有助于我们理解护理与助产专业本科生中存在的疫苗犹豫不决现象，提供有助于制定针对性干预和教育策略的见解，以增强未来医疗保健专业人士的疫苗信心，从而提升公共卫生工作。