Objectives:

This study aims to investigate social awareness and perspective regarding immunology.

Materials and methods:

This study is a survey conducted with 179 participants living in Antalya who have no known immune system diseases. Healthcare workers and students studying in any health related department were excluded from the study. Participants were asked 14 questions about their level of knowledge regarding immune system disorders, organs and tissues, and their perspective of vaccine therapy.

Results:

Of the participants, 75% had never heard of the term “immunology”, 22.2% thought that immune system diseases have no treatment, and 77% knew that the commonly used vaccine therapy is intended to stimulate the immune system.

Conclusion:

Although immunology and vaccine therapies are fields of medicine with increasing importance, society’s level of knowledge regarding these subjects is quite low. Social awareness for these subjects must be increased with trainings to be given at schools by Ministry of Health and foundations.

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