Scope and Limitations of the Study

This study addresses all about the deception about COVID-19 Vaccine befuddles parents',

prompts COVID-19 Vaccine aversion, and may have awful ramifications for both the children

and others locally when vaccination levels decay and illness flare-ups happen. By this, the study

has utilized the opinions of the Senior High School parents of the University of Negros

Occidental – Recoletos (UNO-R) in Bacolod City. It was conducted from August of 2021 to

April of 2022 through a researcher-made questionnaire which consisted of two parts.

Furthermore, by stratified random sampling, 280 parents of Negros Occidental-Recoletos who fit

the criteria will be selected to participate in this study, which will consist of a series of questions

with a maximum of 207 words in total. Therefore, these instruments will be used to determine

whether or not the research study's intentions and objectives were met.

Moreover, this study will involve only the participants' level of awareness about the

COVID-19 vaccines' perceived benefits, susceptibility, and severity. This study could be limited

in the level of awareness of the participants under only three constructs of the Health Belief

Model that are applicable in the study. Data will be collected through methods in place.

Considering the current circumstances, the researchers will distribute questionnaires and surveys

related to their study using chat platforms or email accounts with a Google form attached.
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Significance of the Study

This study is of considerable value to the general public, UNO-R students and their

respective parents, healthcare workers, and future researchers.

General public. This study will benefit the general public as it can enhance public

knowledge about the various Covid-19 vaccines. As a result, the findings of the study can help to

answer the public's worries and concerns about the said Covid-19 vaccines.

UNO-R students. The study will benefit the students of UNO-R by giving them

appropriate and accurate information about the Covid-19 vaccines. And eventually, to stop the

current and prevalent spread of misinformation.

Parents of UNO-R students. This study is significant for the parents of UNO-R students

as the study aims to tackle their level of awareness surrounding the Covid-19 vaccines. Thus, the

study can ultimately educate, and lessen vaccine hesitancy.

Future researchers. This study is significant for future researchers because it imparts

relevant and timely information which can, in turn, broaden their perspectives and provide the

necessary data in order to further explore this topic.

Healthcare workers. Because this study is related to the Covid-19 vaccines, this would be

beneficial for healthcare workers. Beneficial in the sense that the information obtained in this

study can be used for further research concerning matters such as the factors contributing to

vaccine hesitancy.
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Definition of Terms

To facilitate a full understanding of the study, the following terms are defined

conceptually and operationally:

Vaccine Hesitancy. In this study, vaccine hesitancy is defined as the refusal to receive
immunizations despite the availability of vaccine services, and is becoming increasingly
recognized as a serious public health issue. Factors such as complacency, confidence, and
convenience all influence vaccine hesitancy.

Mass Immunization. According to Goralnick et al. (2021), this term is defined as administering
vaccines to a large number of people in one or more locations in a short interval of time. The use
of mass immunization is critical for accelerating disease control by rapidly expanding coverage
with a new vaccine when it is introduced into routine immunization programs, as well as
achieving the herd immunity levels required to satisfy international eradication and mortality
reduction targets.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). Conceptually, coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) is an

illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2" (SARS-CoV-2; formerly referred to as 2019-nCoV), which was initially identified in Wuhan
City, Hubei Province, China, during an outbreak of respiratory illness cases. (Cennimo, 2022)

Efficacy. In this study, efficacy refers to the degree to which a vaccine reduces the risk of getting
sick.

Immunization. Immunization (or vaccination) protects people from disease by inducing an

immune response in the body in the same way that a person would if exposed to a disease
naturally. The vaccine contains the same antigens or fragments of antigens that cause disease, but
the antigens in vaccines are destroyed or significantly weakened. Vaccines work by convincing
the body that it is being attacked by the actual disease. (Vaccines and Immunization, 2019)

Level of awareness. In this study, "level of awareness" is defined as the participants' general
knowledge towards COVID-19 vaccines, which will be measured using the three simplified
health-related constructs of HBM, namely: perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and
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perceived benefits, as determined by the respondent's demographic variables such as age, sex,
and educational attainment.

Vaccine Booster. By concept, vaccine booster is a dose of vaccine given after the initial
vaccination (occasionally referred to as a primary dose or, if more than one dose is given, a
primary series). Immunity conferred by the initial vaccine may fade over time, and a booster shot
can assist the immune system in "boosting" the protection provided by the vaccine. (Joseph,
2022)

Mortality.

Goralnick, E., Kaufmann, C., & Gawande, A. A. (2021). Mass-Vaccination Sites — An

Essential Innovation to Curb the Covid-19 Pandemic. New England Journal of Medicine,

384(18), e67. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp2102535

Vaccines and immunization. (2019, October 29). World Health Organization WHO.

Retrieved February 1, 2022, from

https://www.who.int/health-topics/vaccines-and-immunization#tab=tab_1
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Cennimo, D. J., MD. (2022, January 25). Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19):

Practice Essentials, Background, Route of Transmission. Medscape. Retrieved February

1, 2022, from https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500114-overview

Joseph, E. (2022, January 1). Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Are Booster Shots? (for

Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth. Nemours KidsHealth. Retrieved February 1, 2022, from

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/booster-shots.html