Factors Associating Vaccination Delay among Jordanian Children under Two Years of Age

• Published in: Journal of pediatric nursing Vol. 59; pp. e1 - e6
• Main Authors: Bani Salameh, Ayman K., Malak, Malakeh Z., Abu Adas, Mohammed H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Children; Delay; Nursing; Socio-demographic; Timeliness; Children; Socio-demographic; Delay; Timeliness
• ISSN: 0882-5963; 1532-8449
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.01.005

This study examines the association between selected socio-demographic factors (gender, birth order, parents' educational levels, and parents' employment status) and reasons for vaccination delay among Jordanian children under two years of age. A cross-sectional, prospective study was conducted in the three comprehensive public health centres in Amman Governorate in Jordan from January–June, 2019. The electronic vaccination record was designed to collect socio- demographic information and reasons for vaccination delay in children. This data was collected from the medical records of those children. The findings revealed that 150 (8.3%) children under two years of age were registered as vaccination-delayed cases. The factors associated with vaccination delay were age (Chi-square test [χ2] [6150] = 15.02, p-value [p] < 0.01), birth order (χ2 [6150] = 15.02, p < 0.01), mother's educational level (χ2 [2150] = 9.27, p < 0.05), and father's and mother's employment (χ2 [2150] = 7.89, p < 0.05; χ2 [2150] = 10.54, p < 0.01, respectively). Timeliness of vaccination should be promoted to prevent illness outbreaks and provide specific protection for children, taking into consideration the significance of age and birth order. Interventions and strategies need to implementation to reduce vaccination delay and improve timeliness. •A little knowledge of factors correlating vaccination delay, especially in Middle Eastern countries, including Jordan.•Age, birth order, mother's education, and parents' employment status were associated with reasons for vaccination delay.•High timeliness of vaccination is significant to prevent illness outbreaks, thus, vaccinations should be strongly promoted.