1.COVID-19 vaccination: The greater Manila experience 2021.
Bianca J. Bermejo ; Jules Maryse G. Bautista ; Ma. Franzel Loudette H. Bautista ; Ma. Justine Margarette N. Bautista ; Renz Cristoffer S. Belleca ; Hale Jo-Jariz B. Besiñ ; o ; Mary Anthonette B. Binongcal ; Richelle Riche S. Boo ; Jose Ronilo G. Juangco ; Vinna Marie Tenorio-Quiñ ; ones
Health Sciences Journal 2022;11(1):30-37
INTRODUCTION:
Almost half of adult Filipinos were unwilling to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in early 2021. This study aimed to describe the COVID-19 vaccination experience in the Greater Manila Area.
METHODS:
An analytical cross-sectional study design was done where Filipinos aged 18-60 years old residing in the Greater Manila Area answered an online survey. Fisher’s exact test was used to compute p-values for the association between participants’ willingness or refusal to get vaccinated and their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
RESULTS:
Among 1,248 respondents, 97.92% were willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The majority who refused strongly agreed that the vaccine could cause serious side effects (46.2%). Being a college graduate (OR = 3.03, p = 0.006) and high income (OR = 5.06, p = 0.003) had a statistically significant positive association with willingness to get vaccinated.
CONCLUSION
There are more individuals willing to get vaccinated and there is a statistically significant association between educational attainment and monthly income with vaccine willingness or refusal.
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