Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, P.O.Box 132222, Zarqa 13132, Jordan.
Nursing Administration & Education Department, College of Nursing, Jouf University, Sakaka, 72388, Saudi Arabia.
J Pediatr Nurs. 2024 Jul-Aug;77:45-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.03.017. Epub 2024 Mar 12.
Vaccine hesitancy is a major public health problem that emerged post-COVID-19 pandemic, especially for children. Different factors influence parents' perspectives about vaccinating their children and can vary across different populations and contexts.
This study aimed to explore the vaccine hesitancy among parents in Jordan to vaccinate their children between the ages of 5 and 18.
A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. A convenient sample was used to recruit Jordanian parents. Data was collected via an online questionnaire including demographic data, the Vaccine Hesitancy Questionnaire, the Questionnaire of Vaccine Hesitancy Reasons, and the Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scale.
Over 177 parents, the mean age was 37.74 years (SD = 8.39); the majority of them were females (74%). 51.4% of the participants refused to give the COVID-19 vaccine to their children. Concerns about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and lack of information about disease and vaccine were the common reasons for the parents' hesitancy. In addition, 54.2% of participants agreement was with the conspiracy theory that pharmaceutical companies cover up the dangers of vaccines. Parents' younger age and fewer children were associated with hesitancy to vaccinate their children with COVID-19.
Many parents are hesitant to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. Concerns about the vaccine's efficacy and safety as well as potential long-term negative effects were the main reasons for vaccine hesitancy.
Nurses play a critical role in determining parental hesitancy. Providing detailed, accurate, evidence-based vaccine information is essential to reduce this hesitancy.
疫苗犹豫是 COVID-19 大流行后出现的一个主要公共卫生问题，尤其是对儿童而言。不同的因素影响父母对为孩子接种疫苗的看法，并且在不同的人群和背景下可能有所不同。
本研究旨在探讨约旦父母对接种 5 至 18 岁儿童疫苗的犹豫态度。
采用描述性横断面设计。使用便利抽样招募约旦父母。通过在线问卷收集数据，其中包括人口统计学数据、疫苗犹豫问卷、疫苗犹豫原因问卷和疫苗阴谋信念量表。
177 名父母中，平均年龄为 37.74 岁（标准差=8.39）；大多数是女性（74%）。51.4%的参与者拒绝给孩子接种 COVID-19 疫苗。对疫苗的安全性和有效性的担忧以及缺乏有关疾病和疫苗的信息是父母犹豫的常见原因。此外，54.2%的参与者同意制药公司掩盖疫苗危险的阴谋论。父母年龄较小和孩子较少与对为孩子接种 COVID-19 疫苗的犹豫有关。
许多父母对接种孩子的 COVID-19 疫苗犹豫不决。对疫苗有效性和安全性的担忧以及潜在的长期负面影响是疫苗犹豫的主要原因。
护士在确定父母的犹豫态度方面发挥着关键作用。提供详细、准确、基于证据的疫苗信息对于减少这种犹豫至关重要。
