Parents’ Perception, Attitudes, and Knowledge about School-Based Immunization

This study determined the perception, attitude, and knowledge of the parents of school-age children about school-based immunization (SBI). It described the demographic profile of two hundred forty-six (246) participants and determined the levels of perception, attitude, and knowledge on school-based immunization of the participants. This study also identified the relationships between these variables as well as the best predictor for the level of knowledge on school-based immunization. A descriptive correlation design was used for the study, and proportioned statistical random sampling was done in selecting the participants. Other statistical tools utilized in the study were descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation, Pearson r moment of correlation, and multiple regression. Results revealed moderate levels of perception, attitude, and knowledge on SBI among the participants. Significant findings showed that both perception and attitude on SBI are strongly correlated to the level of knowledge on SBI among the parents of school-age children. Therefore, perception of school-based immunization is the best predictor for the level of knowledge on SBI among the parents of school-age children. Thus, this warrants health authorities to boost health education programs to enhance the parents’ knowledge.

Keywords: children’s inoculation, parental health beliefs, vaccine education, HPV, school injection