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6. Health System Barriers to Child Mandatory and Optional Vaccination among Ukrainian Migrants in Poland in the Context of MMR and HPV Vaccines—A Qualitative Study

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Ganczak, Maria, primary, Kalinowski, Paweł, additional, Pasek, Oskar, additional, Duda-Duma, Łukasz, additional, Sobieraj, Ewa, additional, Goławski, Jakub, additional, Biesiada, Daniel, additional, Jansen, Danielle, additional, Vervoort, Johanna P. M., additional, Edelstein, Michael, additional, and Kowalska, Marta, additional

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2022
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8. Polish Adolescents and Their Beliefs and Attitudes to HIV/AIDS and Sexual Relationships

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Ganczak, Maria, Boron-Kaczmarska, Anna, Leszczyszyn-Pynka, Magdalena, and Szych, Zbigniew

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The aim of the study was to survey the needs for HIV/AIDS educational interventions and attitudes and beliefs concerning HIV infection, including sexual relationships, among 17-year-old Polish adolescents. A total of 761 students who attended schools located in urban and rural areas was surveyed. The study, based on the voluntary, self-completed, anonymous questionnaire designed by World Health Organization (WHO), was also aimed at identifying their sources of information about HIV and AIDS. The findings suggest that the main sources of such information were television, newspapers and doctors/nurses (in that order), with the preferred sources being medical personnel, television, school and newspapers (in that order). The great majority of respondents felt they required more information. Responses indicated that previous information on HIV/AIDS had not been integrated into students' plans for situations involving relationships and sexual activity. About 60% of girls and 44% of boys stated that sex without love is not satisfying. About 40% of girls and 20% of boys stated that for the rest of their life they intended to have only one partner. Only about 10% of boys and girls believed that they should avoid sexual relationships because of AIDS. Adolescents declared that their attitudes towards HIV-infected persons were ones of acceptance. The mechanisms through which young people in Poland are not getting enough HIV/AIDS information and are not changing their sexual behaviour in order to avoid HIV infection are discussed. Areas that require future educational intervention are addressed. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)

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2005
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26. Additional file 1: of Seroprevalence of anti-HBc, risk factors of occupationally acquired HBV infection and HBV vaccination among hospital staff in Poland: a multicenter study

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Ganczak, Maria, Topczewska, Katarzyna, Budnik-Szymoniuk, Maria, and Korzeń, Marcin

Subjects
virus diseases, digestive system diseases
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Seroprevalence of anti-HBc, risk factors of occupationally acquired HBV infection and HBV vaccination among hospital staff in Poland: A multicenter study. An English language version of the study questionnaire. (DOCX 40 kb)

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2019
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46. Effects of a Rapid Peer-Based HIV/AIDS Educational Intervention on Knowledge and Attitudes of High School Students in a High-Income Arab Country

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Barss, Peter, primary, Grivna, Michal, additional, Ganczak, Maria, additional, Bernsen, Roos, additional, Al-Maskari, Fatma, additional, Agab, Hussein El, additional, Al-Awadhi, Fatheyah, additional, Al-Baloushi, Hamdan, additional, Al-Dhaheri, Sharina, additional, Al-Dhahri, Jamila, additional, Al-Jaberi, Amal, additional, Al-Kaabi, Sheikha, additional, Khouri, Aysha, additional, Al-Kitbi, Hala, additional, Al-Mansoori, Dalal, additional, Al-Marzouqi, Mohamed, additional, Al-Muhairy, Shamma, additional, Al-Neaimi, Wadha, additional, Al-Shamsi, Ebrahim, additional, Zahmi, Abdullah Mohd, additional, and Yammahi, Amnah Ali, additional

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2009
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50. Parental Knowledge about Meningococcal Disease and Vaccination Uptake among 0⁻5 years Old Polish Children.

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Drozd-Dąbrowska M, Topczewska K, Korzeń M, Sałacka A, and Ganczak M

Subjects
Adult, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Poland, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Meningococcal Infections prevention & control, Meningococcal Vaccines, Parents education, Vaccination Coverage statistics & numerical data
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In Poland, in addition to mandatory, free of charge vaccines, listed in the national immunization schedule, numerous self-paid vaccinations are recommended, including meningococcal vaccination (MV). To assess MV uptake among ≤5-year-old children and to evaluate parental knowledge and attitudes regarding invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 among 350 parents (mean age: 32.3 years), attending three randomly selected primary care clinics in Szczecin region, Poland. Anonymous questionnaires were administered to the parents by researchers, present at the time the survey was conducted, to self-complete on a voluntary basis. Chi-square or Fisher's exact for categorical and Mann⁻Whitney U test for continuous variables. Variables significantly ( p < 0.05) associated with 'good knowledge' in the bivariate analysis were used to build a logistic regression model. It was found that the response rate was 93.4%, and MV uptake among children was 29.5%. The main knowledge sources were medical staff and media; 72.5% had ever received information about IMD. Only 18.8% of parents self-assessed their knowledge regarding IMD as good; 61.8% scored >50% in the knowledge test 58.9% knew the mode of transmission, 58.7% recognized the severity of meningitis, and 79.7% knew that bacterial meningitis is a vaccine-preventive disease. Knowledge regarding IMD was higher among parents with higher educational level (OR = 3.37; p = 0.01), from urban facilities (OR = 2.20; p = 0.02), who received previous information about IMD (OR = 2.85; p = 0.01) and self-assessed their knowledge as good (OR = 2.59; p = 0.04). Low MV coverage among children up to five years old and knowledge gaps about IMD call for awareness campaigns which may increase the coverage. Although educational interventions should cover all parents, those from provincial facilities, representing lower education level need special attention.

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2019
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