Attitude of parents toward vaccination against COVID-19 for own children in Jordan: A cross-sectional study

oleh: Sawsan Abuhammad, Yousef Khader, Shaher Hamaideh

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2022-01-01

Deskripsi

Aim: To evaluate parents' attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccination for their children and determine predictors of parents’ attitudes towards their children receiving the Vaccine against COVID-19. Method: This study used a cross-sectional design. The subjects were Jordanian parents with a child less than 18 years old. The survey was made available on different social media platforms and other networks such as community organizations, academic posts, and private groups. Results: There was a difference in the attitude of parents toward COVID-19 vaccination for their children according to their demographic and personal characteristics (p = .05). Attitude of parents toward vaccination against COVID-19 for their own children was more likely to be significant and impacted by gender, nationality, job status, level of income and if their child had previously received influenza vaccine. Conclusion: This is a large national study regarding the attitude of parents toward vaccination against COVID-19 for their own children in Jordan. This study found that more than fifty percent of the parents were hesitant to allow their children to receive COVID-19 vaccination.