Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Assessment of Unvaccinated Adult In-patients Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination in a Tertiary Hospital in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines: A Cross-sectional Study.
- Author:
Charity May B. PAZZIWAGAN
1
;
Emmeline B. BORILLO
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article, Original
- MeSH: Human; Bacteria; Male; Female; Adult: 25-44 Yrs Old; Middle Aged: 45-64 Yrs Old; Wounds And Injuries; Population Density; Cross-sectional Studies; Forecasting; Sars-cov-2; Sars Virus; Covid-19
- From: Acta Medica Philippina 2026;60(3):78-87
- CountryPhilippines
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES
his quantitative cross-sectional study aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices
METHODS
regarding COVID-19 vaccination of unvaccinated adult patients admitted at Region II Trauma and Medical Center
(R2TMC). This may help determine the knowledge gap regarding COVID-19 vaccination, address it, and to achieve
the goal to vaccinate all eligible Filipinos. Furthermore, this may also be a springboard for future researches and
management regarding novel infections needing new vaccinations.Collected data from the sample size of 197 using the formula for finite population with 95% confidence
RESULTS
level, population proportion of 50%, population size of 400, allowing 5% margin of error were summarized in a
Microsoft excel database and tables, then were analyzed using Jamovi version 2.6.22 software. Frequency, mean,
and standard deviation were calculated to measure the knowledge, attitude, and practices; Pearson correlation and
Kendall’s Tau b correlation for its relationship.There is moderate level of knowledge (MS: 9.80-11.8), a positive attitude (MR: 2.35-2.60), and good preventive
practices (MS: 12.00-13.00) regarding SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccination among the unvaccinated adult in-patients
of R2TMC post-pandemic. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices statistically differed (pCONCLUSIONThere is a significant correlation among the knowledge of the respondents about COVID-19 vaccination,
their attitude towards it, and their practices, implying that promoting preventive behaviors toward COVID-19 would
require promoting both knowledge and efficacy beliefs among the public.
