Marah Alzubi

Ms. Marah Alzubi

University of Jordan, Amman, Al ‘Āşimah, Jordan

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 August 2022 in Vaccines
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SRSoukaina Ryalat
Soukaina Ryalat
HAHamza Abdullah Atyeh Alduraidi
Hamza Abdullah Atyeh Alduraidi
Saif Aldeen AlryalatSaif Aldeen Alryalat
Saif Aldeen Alryalat
MAMarah Alzubi
Marah Alzubi
MAMuntaser Alzyoud
Muntaser Alzyoud
JAJawad Alrawabdeh
Jawad Alrawabdeh
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 (p < 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.