Attitudes towards COVID-19 Booster Vaccines, Vaccine Preferences, Child Immunization, and Recent Issues in Vaccination among University Students in Jordan
Although COVID-19 vaccines have been available in Jordan for more than a year, Jordan suffers from a low vaccination rate. The aim of this study was to explore attitudes towards recent issues in vaccination among university students in Jordan. We adopted a cross sectional study design using an onlin...
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| author | Soukaina Ryalat Hamza Alduraidi Saif Aldeen Al-Ryalat Marah Alzu’bi Muntaser Alzyoud Nada Odeh Jawad Alrawabdeh |
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| description | Although COVID-19 vaccines have been available in Jordan for more than a year, Jordan suffers from a low vaccination rate. The aim of this study was to explore attitudes towards recent issues in vaccination among university students in Jordan. We adopted a cross sectional study design using an online questionnaire distributed in a Jordanian university with a medical school chosen at random. The survey asked about COVID-19 vaccine preferences, factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine preferences, child vaccination, and booster vaccines. A total of 417 students completed the survey. Most respondents (54.7%) preferred the Pfizer vaccine, and 6.2% refused to take any vaccine. Pfizer’s efficacy against new strains is a main factor in preferring Pfizer over other vaccines (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Most respondents (71%) believed that vaccination is crucial to prevent COVID-19 surges from new COVID-19 strains, while 44.6% of respondents believed that children should be included in vaccination campaigns, and 70% believed that booster vaccines required more studies to prove their efficacy. Students had mixed attitudes towards many recent issues concerning COVID-19 vaccination. Studying these factors and attitudes in more depth and in different populations can pave the way towards improving vaccination rates worldwide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-142be47e554a46149cf57797ea5fe5772023-11-30T22:37:11ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2022-08-01108125810.3390/vaccines10081258Attitudes towards COVID-19 Booster Vaccines, Vaccine Preferences, Child Immunization, and Recent Issues in Vaccination among University Students in JordanSoukaina Ryalat0Hamza Alduraidi1Saif Aldeen Al-Ryalat2Marah Alzu’bi3Muntaser Alzyoud4Nada Odeh5Jawad Alrawabdeh6Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Periodontics and Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanSchool of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanSchool of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanSchool of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanSchool of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanSchool of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanSchool of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanAlthough COVID-19 vaccines have been available in Jordan for more than a year, Jordan suffers from a low vaccination rate. The aim of this study was to explore attitudes towards recent issues in vaccination among university students in Jordan. We adopted a cross sectional study design using an online questionnaire distributed in a Jordanian university with a medical school chosen at random. The survey asked about COVID-19 vaccine preferences, factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine preferences, child vaccination, and booster vaccines. A total of 417 students completed the survey. Most respondents (54.7%) preferred the Pfizer vaccine, and 6.2% refused to take any vaccine. Pfizer’s efficacy against new strains is a main factor in preferring Pfizer over other vaccines (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Most respondents (71%) believed that vaccination is crucial to prevent COVID-19 surges from new COVID-19 strains, while 44.6% of respondents believed that children should be included in vaccination campaigns, and 70% believed that booster vaccines required more studies to prove their efficacy. Students had mixed attitudes towards many recent issues concerning COVID-19 vaccination. Studying these factors and attitudes in more depth and in different populations can pave the way towards improving vaccination rates worldwide.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/8/1258COVID-19booster vaccineschild immunization |
| spellingShingle | Soukaina Ryalat Hamza Alduraidi Saif Aldeen Al-Ryalat Marah Alzu’bi Muntaser Alzyoud Nada Odeh Jawad Alrawabdeh Attitudes towards COVID-19 Booster Vaccines, Vaccine Preferences, Child Immunization, and Recent Issues in Vaccination among University Students in Jordan Vaccines COVID-19 booster vaccines child immunization |
| title | Attitudes towards COVID-19 Booster Vaccines, Vaccine Preferences, Child Immunization, and Recent Issues in Vaccination among University Students in Jordan |
| title_full | Attitudes towards COVID-19 Booster Vaccines, Vaccine Preferences, Child Immunization, and Recent Issues in Vaccination among University Students in Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes towards COVID-19 Booster Vaccines, Vaccine Preferences, Child Immunization, and Recent Issues in Vaccination among University Students in Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes towards COVID-19 Booster Vaccines, Vaccine Preferences, Child Immunization, and Recent Issues in Vaccination among University Students in Jordan |
| title_short | Attitudes towards COVID-19 Booster Vaccines, Vaccine Preferences, Child Immunization, and Recent Issues in Vaccination among University Students in Jordan |
| title_sort | attitudes towards covid 19 booster vaccines vaccine preferences child immunization and recent issues in vaccination among university students in jordan |
| topic | COVID-19 booster vaccines child immunization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/8/1258 |
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