Seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan: prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes
Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, level of knowledge and attitudes to seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which a close-ended questionnaire was administered to older adults (65 years or older) in two...
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| author | Mera Ababneh Mutaz Jaber Abeer Rababa’h Faris Ababneh |
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| description | Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, level of knowledge and attitudes to seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which a close-ended questionnaire was administered to older adults (65 years or older) in two major cities in Jordan between May 2018 and July 2018. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered the cutoff level for statistical significance. Results: Among 500 participants, only 1.2% (n = 6) received a seasonal influenza vaccine during the previous year. In assessing influenza disease and influenza vaccine knowledge, 47.8% had good knowledge. Around 61% of older adults reported influenza vaccine is effective against preventing influenza however, 49.8% reported that influenza could be treated with the influenza vaccine. Moreover, 27% thought the influenza vaccine is important for older adults. In terms of attitudes toward the vaccine, 24.6% had positive attitudes and 40.6% strongly agreed/agreed that influenza is a serious disease in older adults and they should take the influenza vaccine to prevent influenza. Conclusion: The results of this study showed an extremely poor influenza vaccination rate among older adults and a low level of influenza vaccination knowledge and attitudes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c833475fa4ec4f239db12e0ded1d5c892023-09-22T08:45:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2020-09-011692252225610.1080/21645515.2020.17184381718438Seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan: prevalence, knowledge, and attitudesMera Ababneh0Mutaz Jaber1Abeer Rababa’h2Faris Ababneh3Jordan University of Science and TechnologyJordan University of Science and TechnologyJordan University of Science and TechnologyRoyal Medical ServicesObjectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, level of knowledge and attitudes to seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which a close-ended questionnaire was administered to older adults (65 years or older) in two major cities in Jordan between May 2018 and July 2018. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered the cutoff level for statistical significance. Results: Among 500 participants, only 1.2% (n = 6) received a seasonal influenza vaccine during the previous year. In assessing influenza disease and influenza vaccine knowledge, 47.8% had good knowledge. Around 61% of older adults reported influenza vaccine is effective against preventing influenza however, 49.8% reported that influenza could be treated with the influenza vaccine. Moreover, 27% thought the influenza vaccine is important for older adults. In terms of attitudes toward the vaccine, 24.6% had positive attitudes and 40.6% strongly agreed/agreed that influenza is a serious disease in older adults and they should take the influenza vaccine to prevent influenza. Conclusion: The results of this study showed an extremely poor influenza vaccination rate among older adults and a low level of influenza vaccination knowledge and attitudes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1718438older adultsinfluenza vaccineprevalenceknowledgeattitude |
| spellingShingle | Mera Ababneh Mutaz Jaber Abeer Rababa’h Faris Ababneh Seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan: prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics older adults influenza vaccine prevalence knowledge attitude |
| title | Seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan: prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes |
| title_full | Seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan: prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes |
| title_fullStr | Seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan: prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan: prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes |
| title_short | Seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan: prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes |
| title_sort | seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in jordan prevalence knowledge and attitudes |
| topic | older adults influenza vaccine prevalence knowledge attitude |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1718438 |
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