ความรู้และความตระหนักในการสร้างเสริมภูมิคุ้มกันโรคของนักศึกษาพยาบาลวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี กรุงเทพ

warangkana udomsapaya; Paweenapat  Nithitantiwat; Chanpen  Ninwatcharamanee

Authors

warangkana udomsapaya Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Bangkok, Faculty of Nursing
Paweenapat Nithitantiwat Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Bangkok, Faculty of Nursing
Chanpen Ninwatcharamanee Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Bangkok, Faculty of Nursing

Keywords:

knowledge, awareness, immunization, nursing students

Abstract

Introduction: Among nursing students, knowledge and awareness in immunization for healthcare personnel can decrease risks of contracting or spreading diseases in nursing practicum and nursing practice to clients.

Research objectives: To examine level of knowledge and awareness of getting vaccine to enhance immunization for health personnel, and to compare knowledge and awareness of getting vaccine among the 1^st – the 4^th year nursing students of Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Bangkok.

Research methodology: This survey research conducted in the sample of the 1^st– the 4^th year nursing students. Participants were 552 nursing students enrolled in the 2561 BE academic year. Data were collected using a set of knowledge and awareness of immunization questionnaires. The reliability of the knowledge and awareness of immunization questionnaires were .72, and .73, respectively. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation (SD.), and one-way analysis of variance (one-way ANAOA).

Results: Finding revealed that mean score of knowledge on immunization of the 4^th year nursing students was at a good level ( $gif.latex?{\bar{x}}$ = 18.17, σ = 2.45), whereas the 1^st – the 3^rd year were at a moderate level. Moreover, mean score of awareness on immunization of the 3^rd and 4^th year nursing students was at a very good level ( $gif.latex?\bar{x}$ = 4.51, σ = .44 และ $gif.latex?\bar{x}$ = 4.82, σ = .34, respectively), whereas the 1^st and the 2^nd year were at a high level. Additionally, comparison of knowledge and awareness in immunization across years in nursing program showed that the 4^th year nursing students had significantly higher mean scores than nursing students in other years (p< 0.001).

Conclusions: This study revealed that the 1^st– the 3^rd year nursing students possessed knowledge at a moderate level regarding immunization for healthcare workers.

Implications: The administrators of educational institute should encourage instructors to integrate immunization guideline for health personnel to learning both theory and practicum related to nursing field. This would make nursing students to gain more knowledge and high awareness pertaining to immunization promotion.

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