• Walid Al-Qerem, Ameen Alassi, Anan Jarab, Abdel Qader Al Bawab, Alaa Hammad, Fawaz Alasmari, Badi'ah Alazab, Daoud Abu Husein, Nadeen Al Momani, and Judith Eberhardt.
• Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, 11733, Jordan.
• Patient Prefer Adher. 2023 Jan 1; 17: 289929132899-2913.

PurposeAsthma is a major chronic disease of all ages, globally. Exacerbations are a significant problem for asthmatic patients. Despite advances in asthma management and efforts to identify asthma triggers, viral infections of the respiratory tract remain the most frequent triggers of asthma exacerbations. This study explored knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of asthmatic patients towards receiving the influenza vaccine.Patients And MethodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled 397 adult asthmatic patients visiting the outpatient respiratory clinics of three Jordanian medical facilities.ResultsThe research included 66.4% females, with a median age of 32 years. The results showed that 42.4% of enrolled asthmatics had never received the flu vaccine and only 51.1% reported that they intended to take the vaccine in the current year. Most of those who had been vaccinated at least once in their lifetime reported that the side effects were mild (61.8%). Variables that decreased refusal/hesitancy towards receiving the flu vaccine in the current year included having well-controlled asthma (RRR = 0.193, 95% Cl (0.053-0.698), p =0.012), and high knowledge about asthma and flu (RRR= 0.916, 95% Cl (0.847-0.990), p =0.028, respectively).ConclusionA small number of the participants adhered to vaccinating against the flu which is due to lack of knowledge about the asthma, flu, and the vaccine. To address this challenge, we propose targeted health education campaigns, collaboration with healthcare providers, and utilization of digital platforms.© 2023 Al-Qerem et al.

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