Parental Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children Against SARS-CoV-2 in Jordan: An Explanatory Cross-Sectional Study.

Jomana W AlsulaimanMai MazinTariq N Al-ShatanawiKhalid A KheirallahMohammed Z Allouh

Published in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2022)

A significant proportion of parents in Jordan indicated hesitancy towards administering COVID-19 vaccine for their children. Concerns about vaccine safety and trust in the healthcare system appear to be the most important predictors of parents' hesitancy. Effective vaccine campaigns should focus on risk perception and communication and should consider parental socio-demographic characteristics.

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