Knowledge, perception, and acceptance on vaccinations among Pharmacy and Health Science student in UITM Pulau Pinang, Bertam Campus

In this study, we study the knowledge and perception of vaccination and its impact on the acceptance of vaccination among students with medical-related background. The study was done at MARA University of Technology (UiTM) Pulau Pinang, Bertam Campus. The study is conducted on the Diploma of Pharmacy and Diploma of Health Science students. The focus of the study is to relate their demographic factors such as their gender, current faculty and highest level of education completed to their knowledge, perception and acceptance on vaccination. The study also explore on the possible reasons for hesitancy in getting vaccination for themselves or their children. 50 questionnaires were given to both Diploma of Pharmacy and Diploma of Health Science respectively, making it a grand total of 100 questionnaires. From the 100 questionnaires that we manage to collect, the data obtained is then keyed in and analysed in Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 16.0. The analysis is then presented in visual form, mainly in table form. All of our respondents are Muslim and most of them are female. Studied population is students of faculty of pharmacy and health sciences. Students from both faculties have medical related background knowledge. While most of them agree with vaccination some of them are still rejecting vaccination even though they have the knowledge on vaccination. We also asked the respondents on why they would hesitate to take vaccination.