Cathrine Baungaard, Katie E Lane, Lucinda Richardson
Understanding nutrition students' knowledge, perceived barriers and their views on the future role of nutritionists regarding sustainable diets
Nutrition bulletin
teachers important occupational group consider addressing vaccine confidence uptake schoolaged children due proximate role within schoolbased immunization programs objectives study characterize identify sociodemographic factors associated vaccine confidence describe teachers knowledge perceived role schoolbased immunization program aim informing public health policy identifying opportunities supporting teachers role schoolbased immunization programs crosssectional survey elementary secondary publicschool teachers british columbia completed august november 2020 respondents provided sociodemographic information well past vaccination experience vaccine knowledge perceived role schoolbased immunization program vaccine confidence measured using vaccine hesitancy scale vhs characteristics associated vhs subscales lack confidence vaccines perceived risk vaccines explored using anova descriptive analysis completed teachers perceived role immunization program 5095 surveys included analysis overall vaccine confidence high vaccine hesitancy related perceived risk vaccines rather lack confidence effectiveness vaccines anova found significant differences vhssubscales based sociodemographic factors however strength association generally small high general vaccine knowledge never delayed refused vaccine past associated higher vaccine confidence overall teachers reported lack clarity role within schoolbased immunization program large populationbased observational study teachers highlights number key engagement opportunities public health education sector using validated scale found overall teachers highly accepting vaccines well situated potential partners public health address vaccine hesitancy