Knowledge and attitude of community pharmacists in selected barangays of district v, quezon city towards the practice of coronavirus disease (covid-19) vaccine administration, [author]: Macaranas, Jerli Keith P., Malabag, David Matthew V., Manahan, Maverick Janseir., Solomon, John Cedric D.,

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ABSTRACT:
COVID-19 vaccination progress in the Philippines has been the center of focus to achieve herd immunity because of its prevalence. Still, a lack of immunizers requires efforts from healthcare providers and pharmacists (Villaluz et al., 2022). In line with this new role, the knowledge and attitude of community pharmacists can be assessed toward COVID-19 vaccine administration (Nguyen et al., 2021). The researchers used a descriptive-correlational research design to determine the relationship between variables. It included one hundred and thirty-nine (139) community pharmacies located in selected barangays of District V, Quezon City. The study focused on community pharmacists of any sex, age, and length of practice. It utilized a non-probability sampling technique, specifically the convenience sampling technique. The data collection procedure was done using an online survey questionnaire that was distributed to the community pharmacists in the target location. The research instrument that was used in the study was an adapted questionnaire from Villaluz et al. (2022). The data collected was measured using mean, frequency, and percentage in a tabulated form. Spearman Ranking Correlation was used to measure the
correlation between the variables.
Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Community Pharmacist, COVID-19 Vaccination

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