International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology
CollabWritive Special Issue
2024 Volume 10 Issue 1
Available Online: 15 July 2024
Author/s:
Rodil, Vanessa L.
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (vanessarodilrn016@gmail.com)
Abstract:
Despite the public’s skepticism stemming from earlier vaccination-related issues, on the third year of addressing the coronavirus pandemic the government started the program “Resbakuna Kids” targeting children ages five to eleven and towards the end of year 2022, the Department of Health stated that they are ready for the COVID-19 vaccination of young children below five years old. Employing a descriptive-correlational design, this study investigated the levels of acceptance, knowledge, and perception of the primary caregivers of two- to five-year-old children residing in three barangays in Indang, Cavite with the lowest vaccination intake as of October 2022. The researchers used simple random sampling to recruit respondents and a survey questionnaire was used to collect the data. Results show that most of the respondents have Fair acceptance of vaccine practices and a positive attitude towards vaccinating their children with COVID-19 vaccine. This is despite having moderate awareness about COVID-19 vaccines. Findings revealed that the overall mean of practice acceptance and perception towards pediatric COVID 19 vaccination is significantly correlated to each other in a positive direction. The same is also found to be directly associated with the respondents’ knowledge on COVID-19 vaccine, having a positive view of pediatric COVID-19 vaccination does not ensure that a person will be adequately informed about the concerned vaccine in terms of drug information, dosage, route of administration, time interval of administration and ultimately decide to undergo vaccination. Nonetheless, individuals should be aware of who qualifies for the vaccine in order for them to be more likely to view immunization positively. Sustaining good vaccination practices and educating the public about COVID-19 vaccines with emphasis on the eligible population for vaccination would enjoin caregivers to submit their six to sixty months old children to COVID-19 vaccination should the government already permit it.
Keywords: COVID-19, vaccination, young children, caregivers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsp.2024.008
Cite this article:
Rodil, V. L. (2024). Primary caregiver’s acceptance, knowledge, and perception towards COVID-19 vaccination among two to five years old children. International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology, 10(1), 105-119. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsp.2024.008