Maternal skepticism regarding children's vaccination in Jordan: Investigating the knowledge, attitude, and adherence.

ABSTRACT: Vaccination is critical to every responsible healthcare system, yielding several health and economic benefits. However, skepticism is a major challenge to vaccination adherence among parents globally. Mothers are primary decision-makers on children's vaccination; therefore, this study aims to assess maternal knowledge, attitudes, and adherence to children's routine vaccination in Jordan, identify the main sources of related information, and explore the awareness and hesitancy related to elective vaccination, which is not incorporated into the national vaccination program (e.g., varicella, flu, meningitis, and meningococcal vaccines). A descriptive, cross-sectional design was conducted to collect data from 533 Jordanian mothers between August and November 2023. Participant mothers completed

SUBMITTER: Al-Rashdan RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11236176 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature