Research Article

Nationwide Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan: Current Situation, Reasons, and Predictors of Vaccination

Table 2

Vaccination coverage during COVID-19 pandemic (2020 compared to 2018 and 2019).

2018201920202018, 2019Avg. 2018, 2019 vs. 2020
% (n)% (n)% (n)Avg. %% change

BCG94 (189942)86 (180313)76 (167745)9014
Hexavalent-1§95 (189676)90 (184122)78 (168208)9315
Hexavalent-2§96 (191540)90 (183262)78 (169043)9315
Hexavalent-3§96 (190112)89 (183093)77 (166701)9316
Rotavirus-194 (187411)88 (179284)77 (165090)9114
Rotavirus-295 (188615)88 (179874)77 (165231)9215
Rotavirus-393 (185071)86 (176605)75 (161585)9015
OPV-196 (191540)90 (183262)78 (169043)9315
OPV-296 (190112)89 (183093)77 (166701)9316
OPV-392 (182975)87 (178913)76 (164475)9014
OPV-booster89 (172226)97 (176845)86 (164611)937
Measles92 (182975)87 (178913)76 (164872)9014
MMR-196 (186923)99 (181213)90 (172497)988
MMR-289 (172226)97 (176845)87 (167381)936
DPT-booster89 (172226)97 (176845)86 (164611)937
Avg. %
n )
Avg. %
n )
Avg. %
n )
value#
2020 vs. 2018
value#
2020 vs. 2019
All-vaccines93.5 (2,773,570)90.7 (2,702,482)79.6 (2,497,794)<0.0010.001

Avg.: average; BCG: Bacillus Calmette–Guérin; DPT: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus; MMR: measles, mumps, and rubella; OPV: oral polio vaccine; vs.: versus. n: number of vaccine doses administered. Crude birth; 2018: 202711; 2019: 208792; 2020: 220057. §Hexavalent vaccine: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT); Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib); hepatitis B vaccine (HBV); and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). Surviving infants; 2018: 198656; 2019: 204616; 2020: 215656. Expected population of 1-2 years old; 2018: 194417; 2019: 182244; 2020: 192077. #Kruskal–Wallis test. value <0.05 indicates significant differences.