Al-Maghaireh Dua'a, Alsaqer Khitam, Kawafha Mariam, Jallad Samar Thabet, Al Kofahi Abedelkader
Faculty of Nursing, Irbid National University, Irbid, Jordan.
Faculty of Nursing, Irbid National University, Irbid, Jordan.
Am J Infect Control. 2024 Oct;52(10):1170-1175. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.05.008. Epub 2024 May 18.
Vaccine hesitancy is considered 1 of the top 10 threats to global health. This study aims to assess the impact of an education program on parents' attitudes toward the measles-rubella vaccine.
A study was conducted with 250 parents using a randomized controlled trial design. The intervention group (125 parents) received training, education programs, and video, while the control group (125 parents) only received video. The Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) scale, including its behavior, safety and efficacy, and trust subscales, was used for pre-post assessment. This allowed for comparison between the groups and measurement of score differences. The PACV scale (range 0-42) identified vaccine hesitancy, with a score below 21 indicating "non-hesitant" and 21 or higher indicating "hesitant."
The intervention group had a significant decrease in PACV scores after the program (17.54 ± 4.7, P = .001), mainly in behavior, safety, efficacy, and trust (6.4 ± 3.6, 9.8 ± 4.7, 3.9 ± 2; P = .001, .011, .002). The control group showed no changes (23.6 ± 3.5; P = .402). Postintervention PACV score differences were significant (t = 11.562, P = .001).
Findings indicate that the education program had a positive effect on changing vaccine hesitancy.
The education programs promoted vaccine acceptance among parents.
疫苗犹豫被认为是全球健康面临的十大威胁之一。本研究旨在评估一项教育计划对家长对麻疹风疹疫苗态度的影响。
采用随机对照试验设计对250名家长进行了研究。干预组（125名家长）接受培训、教育计划和视频，而对照组（125名家长）仅接受视频。使用儿童疫苗家长态度（PACV）量表，包括其行为、安全性和有效性以及信任子量表，进行前后评估。这使得能够在组间进行比较并测量得分差异。PACV量表（范围为0 - 42）用于识别疫苗犹豫，得分低于21表明“不犹豫”，21及以上表明“犹豫”。
该计划实施后，干预组的PACV得分显著下降（17.54 ± 4.7，P = .001），主要体现在行为、安全性、有效性和信任方面（6.4 ± 3.6，9.8 ± 4.7，3.9 ± 2；P = .001，.011，.002）。对照组无变化（23.6 ± 3.5；P = .402）。干预后PACV得分差异显著（t = 11.562，P = .001）。
研究结果表明该教育计划对改变疫苗犹豫有积极作用。
教育计划促进了家长对疫苗的接受。
