Peer-reviewed article
Selected Non-Price Factors and its Effects to Children’s Immunization Coverage in Pandacan, Philippines
Maria Ranja Victoria Porras, Mariel Anne Agsalud, Raziela Thea Evangelista, Ronald B. Paguta ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined why children in a Manila community were not receiving complete vaccinations, focusing on factors beyond cost. The research surveyed parents and caregivers of children aged one to five years and found that parental knowledge about vaccines and family size significantly affected whether children were fully immunized. However, distance to health facilities did not appear to be a barrier to vaccination in this area.
Key points
- More than half of the entire child population in the Philippines did not receive complete vaccines in 2017
- Parental/caregiver vaccine literacy is a significant factor affecting immunization coverage
- Household size is a significant factor affecting immunization coverage
- Distance to a health facility was found to be insignificant to a child's immunization coverage
- The Philippines experienced vaccine-preventable disease re-emergence including polio cases and a nationwide measles outbreak since 2008
Limitations
The study is limited to one small barangay in Manila, so findings may not be generalizable to other regions of the Philippines with different infrastructure or population characteristics. The research does not explain the mechanisms by which vaccine literacy and household size influence immunization decisions, nor does it explore other potential non-price barriers.
Abstract
Since 2008, the Philippines has been facing a continuous decline in its immunization rate for vaccine-preventable diseases leading to the re-emergence of polio cases and a nationwide measles outbreak. In 2017, more than half of the entire child population did not receive the complete set of vaccines. This study addressed this issue by discussing selected non-price factors that may affect immunization coverage of children, specifically, parental/caregiver vaccine literacy, the distance of the household's residence to a health facility, and the household size. This research used data from the survey questionnaires that were answered by parents or caregivers with children aged above one to five residing in Barangay 845, Pandacan, Manila. Multiple logistic regression was applied to analyze the data, and it was determined that parental/caregiver vaccine literacy and household size are significant factors that affect immunization coverage of children. However, the distance of the household's residence to a health facility was found to be insignificant to a child's immunization coverage.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Study of non-price factors (parental/caregiver vaccine literacy, distance to health facility, household size) affecting immunization coverage
- Population
- Parents and caregivers with children aged one to five years in Barangay 845, Pandacan, Manila, Philippines
Key finding
Parental/caregiver vaccine literacy is a significant factor affecting immunization coverage