AIM: The concepts of instability and vaccine rejection related to vaccines, which are

the basic elements of preventive health services are as old as the history of vaccines

and have reached a wider mass due to the increasing communication tools in recent

years. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the approaches of health professionals

to this problem that threatens public health.

METHOD: In our study, our survey form consisting of 21 questions obtained by

scanning the literature was applied to health workers who were confirmed to be

physicians in different cities of Turkey via social media and to non-physician health

workers who were working at Kütahya University of Health Sciences Hospital by

distributing printed questionnaire forms in writing. The sample size was found to be

400 when compared to similar studies in the 80% confidence interval and standard

deviation of 0.05 before the study was started. Those whose answers were found to

be missing/inconsistent on the survey forms were scheduled to be excluded from the

study.

FINDINGS: Health care workers who participated in our study statistically evaluated

their responses. Participants were seen to have reservations about off-the-schedule

vaccines, such as the HPV vaccine, which is considered new, although they were

largely recommended on the routine vaccination schedule. Health workers thought

social media, monetary and legal sanctions could be effective when it comes to

preventing families from being denied the vaccine.

RESULT: The most important feature of our study is that it is one of the most recent

and widely attended studies that address the issue of vaccine rejection in our country

from the point of view of health workers. New, more comprehensive studies in this

area will lead to significant steps in the denial of vaccines that form the basis of

preventive health services.