Issues and Challenges of, Factors that Affect, and the Primary Influences of Parents’ Decisions to Vaccinate their Adolescents: A Case of a Local National High School in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

Vaccines are considered to be the center of prevention and management viral diseases. Even with wide acceptance that vaccines safe, vaccine hesitancy is still rampant in various parts world. Several historical, social, religious, moral factors were identified observed have influence parent’s or hesitance. Parent’s hesitance crucial since adolescents constitute ideal group for immunization. This study aims uncover issues challenges parents on vaccination, affect their decision vaccinate children, parents' primary influences children. A descriptive-survey research design utilizing a questionnaire floated local high school. It was found out level education type occupation significantly associated parent's The major issue challenge toward vaccination they don't find important distrust towards government's health agency medical professionals. factor affecting decision-making negative news safety. Respondents also reported even agency, consider it influential decision-making. With this, recommended efforts strengthened restoring public's trust government address hesitancy.