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Effective protective measures can substantially lower the risk of transmission.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines among the elderly in Poland, as well as their reported preventive practices before and after receiving their first dose of a vaccine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and April 2021 among consecutive patients aged &gt;=60 from four randomly selected vaccination centers in Zielona G\u00f3ra, Poland. Knowledge and preventive practices were assessed through an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The response rate was 83%, yielding 444 participants (mean age 70.2\u00b14.7 years; 61.0% female), of whom 83.6% reported having underlying health conditions. The average knowledge score regarding COVID-19 vaccines was 3.50\u00b11.72 (on a scale of 0 to 7 points), with 50.7% achieving scores above 50%. Females demonstrated higher levels of knowledge (p=0.008). The mean score for adherence to preventive practices was 5.79\u00b10.66 (on a scale of 0 to 6 points), with 98.9% scoring above 50%. Before vaccination, the vast majority of respondents (93.7%) reported wearing masks, and 89.6% intended to continue this practice after receiving the first dose (p=0.045). Additionally, 66.7% indicated that they would practice social distancing before vaccination. They declared they would continue this practice, rising to 72.8% following immunization (p=0.23).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study suggests implementing national educational campaigns to enhance knowledge of COVID-19, particularly targeting older males and addressing misconceptions regarding vaccine protection to encourage sustained preventive practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.32394\/pe\/218599","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,16]],"date-time":"2026-03-16T14:38:06Z","timestamp":1773671886000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knowledge of older adults and intent to practice preventive methods before and after the first COVID-19 vaccine dose: A cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.32394","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-3444-4027","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ewa","family":"Sobieraj","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6721-8694","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jakub","family":"Go\u0142awski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Adrian","family":"Karacz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Ga\u0144czak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"17323","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,16]]},"container-title":["Przeglad Epidemiologiczny"],"original-title":["Wiedza os\u00f3b starszych oraz zamiar stosowania metod zapobiegawczych przed i po przyj\u0119ciu pierwszej dawki szczepionki przeciwko COVID-19: badanie przekrojowe"],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.przeglepidemiol.pzh.gov.pl\/pdf-218599-137283","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/www.przeglepidemiol.pzh.gov.pl\/pdf-218599-137283","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,16]],"date-time":"2026-03-16T14:38:06Z","timestamp":1773671886000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.przeglepidemiol.pzh.gov.pl\/Knowledge-of-older-adults-and-intent-to-practice-preventive-methods-before-and-after,218599,0,2.html"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,16]]},"references-count":0,"alternative-id":["218599"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.32394\/pe\/218599","relation":{},"ISSN":["0033-2100","2545-1898"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0033-2100","type":"print"},{"value":"2545-1898","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,16]]}}}