Conhecimento percebido e objetivo de acadêmicos da saúde sobre a vacinação contra o sarampo
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v12i72p9426-9437Keywords:
Conhecimento, Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde, Vacina contra Sarampo, ImunizaçãoAbstract
Objective: To analyze health academics’ objective and perceived knowledge about measles vaccination. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study was carried out with 223 nursing and medical students from public Higher Education Institutions in the city of Picos-PI, using an online questionnaire. Perceived knowledge was evaluated by the students, and objective knowledge evaluated eight questions and classified as: adequate (7 to 8 right answers), regular (4 to 6 right answers) and inadequate (0 to 3 right answers). Results: Most of the students had the perception of having good knowledge about the subject (56.1%); therefore, they considered themselves reliable to disseminate information about vaccination (67.7%). However, 44.4% had their objective knowledge classified as regular. Conclusion: The students thought they had good perceived knowledge about vaccination; however, they had objective knowledge classified as regular. Therefore, there is a need for studies focusing on the difficulties of knowledge on the subject.