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AuthorTalafha, Qusai M.
AuthorAl-Haidose, Amal
AuthorAlSamman, Ala Y.
AuthorAbdallah, Saja A.
AuthorIstaiteyeh, Rasha
AuthorIbrahim, Wisam Nabeel
AuthorHatmal, Ma’mon M.
AuthorAbdallah, Atiyeh M.
Available date2023-07-11T11:31:47Z
Publication Date2022-09-28
Publication NameVaccines
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101634
CitationTalafha, Q. M., Al-Haidose, A., AlSamman, A. Y., Abdallah, S. A., Istaiteyeh, R., Ibrahim, W. N., ... & Abdallah, A. M. (2022). COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among vulnerable groups: Syrian refugees in Jordan. Vaccines, 10(10), 1634.
ISSN2076-393X
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85140709840&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/45373
AbstractDespite the wide distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, refugees remain last in line for the intake of vaccines. Syrian refugees in Jordan reach up to 700,000 registered and almost up to 700,000 unregistered refugees. This study aims to assess the willingness of Syrian refugees in Jordan to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Participants in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan were invited through social media to complete the survey between January and March 2022. A total of 230 refugees participated in our study, with almost half the participants of male gender. The majority of the participants had secondary school as their highest education level and were unemployed, being below the social poverty line. Interestingly, Syrian refugees showed a high vaccine acceptance rate, as 89.6% were willing to take the vaccine. Moreover, they showed high knowledge regarding the vaccine, the disease, and the virus. Our findings highlight the importance of knowledge and awareness of the COVID-19 vaccine to increase the acceptance rate. This is very important as refugees represent a vulnerable group to infection and complications and require close attention, especially with their significant numbers in Jordon and challenges of providing adequate vaccine supplies at their camps. We hope that, with proper dissemination of knowledge and awareness and with easy accessibility to the vaccines, it will ensure high immunization to reach herd immunity in Jordan.
SponsorThis publication was supported by Qatar University, internal grant no. QUCP-CHS-2022-551.
Languageen
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SubjectCOVID-19
Jordan
refugees
Syrian
vaccine acceptance and hesitancy
vulnerable groups
TitleCOVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Vulnerable Groups: Syrian Refugees in Jordan
TypeArticle
Issue Number10
Volume Number10
dc.accessType Open Access


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