Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
J Int Med Res. 2022 Oct;50(10):3000605221128151. doi: 10.1177/03000605221128151.
In developing countries, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has not been incorporated into the national immunization schedule, and the vaccination rate is low. This study aimed to examine parental knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to children receiving the PCV in Jordan.
This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. The online survey was written in Arabic and consisted of three main sections. The questionnaire was distributed via social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp.
In total, 720 responses were analyzed. Only 149 (20.7%) of the parents' children were vaccinated with the PCV. However, almost half 356 (49.4%) of the respondents were willing to vaccinate their children. Most (563, 78.1%) parents stated that the vaccine would protect their children from pneumococcal disease. More than two thirds (516, 71.6%) of them strongly agreed or agreed that the cost of the PCV is high. Parents who had vaccinated their children had a higher monthly income than parents who had not vaccinated their children.
This study shows a lack of knowledge regarding pneumococcal infection and the PCV among Jordanian parents. This is the main barrier to vaccinating children. Therefore, improving parental knowledge would increase the rate of vaccination among Jordanian children.
在发展中国家，尚未将肺炎球菌结合疫苗（PCV）纳入国家免疫计划，接种率较低。本研究旨在考察约旦父母对子女接种 PCV 的知识、态度和障碍。
这是一项基于问卷的横断面研究。在线调查以阿拉伯语编写，分为三个主要部分。问卷通过 Facebook、Twitter 和 WhatsApp 等社交媒体平台分发。
共分析了 720 份回复。只有 149 名（20.7%）父母的孩子接种了 PCV。然而，近一半（49.4%）的受访者愿意为孩子接种疫苗。大多数（563 名，78.1%）父母表示疫苗将保护孩子免受肺炎球菌疾病的侵害。超过三分之二（516 名，71.6%）的父母强烈同意或同意 PCV 的费用很高。为孩子接种疫苗的父母的月收入高于未为孩子接种疫苗的父母。
本研究表明，约旦父母对肺炎球菌感染和 PCV 的知识不足。这是接种疫苗的主要障碍。因此，提高父母的知识水平将提高约旦儿童的接种率。
