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Vaccine Acceptability among Healthcare Workers and Employees of St. Luke’s Medical Center – Quezon City Philippines: A Descriptive Study

  1. Barbara Paras Department of Infectious Diseases
  2. Minette Claire Rosario Department of Infectious Diseases
  3. Gelza Mae Zabat Department of Infectious Diseases
  4. Josefina Andrea Cantiller Département of Education

Abstract

There are numerous studies and pieces of literature on the growing acceptance and hesitancy in receiving vaccines despite their crucial role in combating epidemics and pandemics. Healthcare workers are frontline workers in public health emergencies; thus, their acceptance of vaccines is critical to mitigating infectious diseases. Nevertheless, while vaccines were known to protect against the virus, vaccine acceptability remains understudied. This study aimed to evaluate the level of vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers and employees of St. Luke's Medical Center–Quezon City through a descriptive research approach. Researchers developed a structured, valid, and reliable questionnaire and administered this conveniently to 362 healthcare workers in St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City to gather and measure their vaccine acceptance. Furthermore, demographic variables were measured through age, sex, civil status, job designation, monthly income, and length of stay in St. Luke's Medical Center. A 5-point Likert scale consisting of 15 questions was used to assess vaccine acceptability, with response options ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). Results revealed that healthcare workers were vaccinated, with nearly half showing favorable levels of vaccine acceptability. Acceptance was generally higher among younger, single individuals with higher incomes and longer tenure. Overall, respondents demonstrated a positive attitude toward vaccination. Meanwhile, there was a significant difference between vaccine acceptability when respondents were grouped according to age, civil status, employment post, monthly income, and length of stay. These results shed light on who and how to target vaccine acceptability among healthcare workers and employees at St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City. Increasing vaccine acceptability contributes to better protection against future infectious disease outbreaks.

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