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Participants included registered nurses and midwives working in public or private service provision. A self-administered questionnaire was used with questions about sociodemographic characteristics, questions assessing attitudes and beliefs toward vaccination, and participants\u2019 general vaccine knowledge.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 437 responders answered the survey, with 93% being nurses and 7% midwives. Around two-thirds (67.3%) of the participants had a high vaccination knowledge, while the remaining have moderate (30.7%), and low (2.1%), respectively. Most of the participants agreed that by vaccinating they protect themselves and those around them (80.5%) and that when most people are not vaccinated, epidemics can easily initiate (74%). Oppositely, many participants disagreed with vaccination and avoided it due to a fear of injections (95.4%) or the belief that it is better to get sick rather than be vaccinated (69.1%). Neutral attitudes toward vaccine-mediated side effects (43.1%) and vaccination safety (41.7%) were observed. Sociodemographic factors such as age, educational status, and work setting significantly affected the nurses\u2019 and midwives\u2019 knowledge and attitudes toward vaccination (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings indicate that the overall vaccination knowledge of participants was high, however, gaps in vaccination knowledge were observed. Individuals who adopted a neutral stance toward vaccination can be prone to changes either toward positive or negative attitudes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Implications for nursing practice<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The survey findings suggest implementing educational strategies and targeted interventions in clinical settings to enhance nurses\u2019 and midwives\u2019 vaccination knowledge and awareness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/2047-3095.12354","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,22]],"date-time":"2021-11-22T02:20:06Z","timestamp":1637547606000},"page":"321-329","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Knowledge and attitudes toward vaccination among nurses and midwives in Cyprus: A cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Georgia","family":"Fakonti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Kyprianidou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Sciences of the European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giannos","family":"Toumbis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Sciences of the European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Konstantinos","family":"Giannakou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Public Health at the Department of Health Sciences of the European University Cyprus, Cyprus"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_1_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S2213-2600(21)00380-5"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_3_1","article-title":"A qualitative meta-synthesis on how autonomy promotes vaccine rejection or delay among health care providers","author":"Akande A.","year":"2021","unstructured":"Akande A., Ahmad M., Majid U. 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