Table 2.
Factors associated with parental MR vaccination hesitancy.
| Variable | Category | MR 4 Vaccine Acceptance | p, χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance | Hesitancy/Resistance | |||
| N 5 (%) | N (%) | |||
| Age | <40 years | 34 (16.0) | 179 (84.0) | 0.177, 1.820 |
| ≥40 years | 20 (11.2) | 158 (88.8) | ||
| Sex | Male | 20 (16.9) | 98 (83.1) | 0.237, 1.398 |
| Female | 34 (12.5) | 239 (87.5) | ||
| Offspring | 1 or 2 | 34 (19.7) | 139 (80.3) | 0.003, 8.898 |
| 3 or more | 20 (9.2) | 198 (90.8) | ||
| Educational level | High school or less | 11 (11.3) | 86 (88.7) | 0.508, 1.353 |
| Undergraduate | 34 (13.9) | 211 (86.1) | ||
| Postgraduate | 9 (18.4) | 40 (81.6) | ||
| Governorate | Center | 41 (15.5) | 224 (84.5) | 0.385, 1.911 |
| North | 10 (10.2) | 88 (89.8) | ||
| South | 3 (10.7) | 25 (89.3) | ||
| Occupation | Employed (HCW 2) | 10 (19.2) | 42 (80.8) | 0.462, 1.544 |
| Employed (non-HCW) | 23 (13.5) | 148 (86.5) | ||
| Unemployed | 21 (12.5) | 147 (87.5) | ||
| History of chronic disease | Yes/not sure | 14 (13.5) | 90 (86.5) | 0.904, 0.015 |
| No | 40 (13.9) | 247 (86.1) | ||
| Health insurance | Yes | 47 (14.7) | 272 (85.3) | 0.266, 1.239 |
| No | 7 (9.7) | 65 (90.3) | ||
| Monthly income of household | JOD ≤ 1000 3 | 44 (14.0) | 271 (86.0) | 0.854, 0.034 |
| JOD > 1000 | 10 (13.2) | 66 (86.8) | ||
| Previous parent vaccination history score | <3 | 22 (10.4) | 190 (89.6) | 0.032, 4.586 |
| ≥3 | 32 (17.9) | 147 (82.1) | ||
| Previous child vaccination history score | <4 | 25 (11.4) | 194 (88.6) | 0.121, 2.399 |
| ≥4 | 29 (16.9) | 143 (83.1) | ||
| PACV score 1 | ≤23 | 3 (1.5) | 200 (98.5) | <0.001, 53.948 |
| >23 | 51 (27.1) | 137 (72.9) | ||
| Behavior construct | ≤8 | 19 (9.0) | 193 (91.0) | 0.002, 9.145 |
| >8 | 35 (19.6) | 144 (80.4) | ||
| Safety and efficacy construct | ≤10 | 4 (1.8) | 224 (98.2) | <0.001, 66.786 |
| >10 | 50 (30.7) | 113 (69.3) | ||
| Trust construct | ≤6 | 25 (10.0) | 225 (90.0) | 0.004, 8.458 |
| >6 | 29 (20.6) | 112 (79.4) | ||
1 PACV: Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines; 2 HCW: health care worker; 3 JOD: Jordanian dinar; 4 MR: measles rubella; 5 N: number. Significant p values are highlighted in bold.