TY  - BOOK
AU  - Acantilado, Lorenz Angelo R.
AU  - Alimbuyugin, Rochelle Ann M.
AU  - Alteza, Alyssa Denise S.
AU  - Amata, Abcd Joy Jaqrice J.
AU  - Amurao, Richmond A.
AU  - Arellano, Ma. Patricia L.
AU  - Atienza, Kendy Faye L.
AU  - Avila, Giellian Danielle C.
AU  - Balacuit, Joshuainne Marie
AU  - Briones, Kimberly Mae I.
AU  - Cagampan, Joie Andrea Manuelle R.
AU  - Cal, Ryan Christian D.
TI  - Vaccination beliefs about COVID-19 vaccines of students and household members during the pandemic / 
AV  - M CFM 2022 0007 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Fairview, Quezon City
PB  - Department of Community and Family Medicine, FEU-NRMF
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; THDCFM
N2  - Abstract:  The researchers aimed to assess the baseline beliefs among medical students of Far Eastern University - Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation and household members with regards to various aspects of COVID-19 vaccinations help assess the participant's safety once lockdown restrictions are lifted.  To determine the vaccination beliefs about COVID-19 vaccines of students and household members during the pandemic, centered around 3 main categories; (1) Gauge the level of baseline knowledge of COVID-19. (2) Assess the immunization behaviors with COVID-19 vaccines. (3) Obtain the sources of information of the respondents and their perceived reliability.  An online survey was conducted through google forms, compromising 2 demographics divided into two sections: one for medical students (106 qualified participants) and another for non-medical family members (63 qualified participants).  The 2 different demographics agreed with or are mostly congruent with each other in terms of vaccination beliefs: (1) demographic profile shows that even if a medical students and non-medical household member show different levels of educational attainment, this proved to be vital in providing insight to what (2) level of knowledge on COVID-19; Where the majority scored "high" on both demographics yet, there were still some with 22.2% of the household members earning a "medium" score and 7.9% receiving a "poor" rating. In terms of (3) immunization behavior, both are mostly congruent as gathered by the researchers' data. Lastly, in terms of (4) sources of information, social media plays an invaluable role as Facebook was noted as the highest frequency of utilization.  Baseline understanding of the knowledge and sources of information regarding COVID-19 were determined which provided an insight into the refusal or acceptance of vaccination beliefs. The personal beliefs of respondents are the greatest determining factor noted in this study. In terms of digital sources, Facebook has the highest usage rate of any social media network among the respondents which was very influential in their vaccine decision making. The government's COVID-19 preventive policies should be improved, including a focus on disinformation and exposing misleading claims that could harm public health
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