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Community pharmacists' willingness and barriers to provide vaccination during COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan.
Jarab, Anan S; Al-Qerem, Walid; Mukattash, Tareq L.
  • Jarab AS; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
  • Al-Qerem W; Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
  • Mukattash TL; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Hum Vaccin Immunother ; 18(1): 2016009, 2022 01 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1633593
ABSTRACT
Providing vaccination in community pharmacies could increase the vaccination coverage rate as well as help reducing the workload of the healthcare system. The current study was conducted to evaluate community pharmacists' willingness and barriers to provide vaccination in community pharmacy setting. A validated questionnaire which included eight items to evaluate willingness and eleven items to evaluate the barriers to provide vaccines was distributed online. Binary logistic regression was conducted to explore the factors that are significantly associated with willingness and barriers to provide the vaccine. Among the 201 participating pharmacists, 174 (86.6%) had a high willingness level. Lack of authorization (91.6%), lack of collaboration with other healthcare professionals (85.6%), and lack of space for storage (74.1%) were the most recognized barriers to vaccinate. Pharmacists with BSc degree demonstrated less willingness (OR = 0.18 (0.07-0.46), and increased barriers (OR = 4.86 (1.56-15.17) to provide the vaccine when compared with Pharm D and postgraduate pharmacists P < .01. Factors including male gender (OR 6.10), working in chain pharmacy (OR 8.98) and rural areas (OR 4.31), moderate income (OR 19.34) and less years of experience (OR0.85) were significantly associated with increased barriers to provide the vaccine (P < .05). Despite the high willingness of the community pharmacists to vaccinate, several barriers were present. Enhancing pharmacists' authorization and collaboration with other healthcare professionals and providing space for storage along with providing training courses and workshops should be considered to enhance pharmacist's engagement in vaccination service.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Community Pharmacy Services / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Hum Vaccin Immunother Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 21645515.2021.2016009

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Community Pharmacy Services / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Hum Vaccin Immunother Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 21645515.2021.2016009