Open AccessAttitude, Risk Perception and Public Acceptance against Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Andi Susilawaty,
Fajrin Noviyanto,
Iis Afrianty,
Armia Syahputra,
Lia Kurniasari,
Lukman Handoko,
Respati Wulandari,
Cipta Pramana
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2021.6635
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , pandemic , risk perception , public health , family medicine , covid-19 , perception , perspective (graphical) , affect (linguistics) , indonesian , disease , environmental health , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology
BACKGROUND: The presence of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is very important to produce an immune response that slows down the pandemic.AIM: This study aims to find out more about the perspective of the Indonesian people which is predicted to affect vaccine acceptance by the public.METHODS: Quantitative research was conducted using an online survey via a Google form. The survey was conducted from January to February 2021.RESULTS: There were 225 respondents. The attitude of the community towards the COVID-19 vaccination program, almost all respondents know the free vaccination program (94.4%) and know the purpose of the program (91.8%). There were 23% of respondents who felt that after being vaccinated they would be free from COVID-19 infection and 2.4% stated that they no longer needed to apply health protocols after being vaccinated. There were 8.2% who did not agree with the reasons they did not know its effectiveness, were worried about the side effects and were unsure about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine.CONCLUSION: In general, self-confidence, comfort, calculation of benefits versus disadvantages, and shared responsibility, influence a person’s decision to refuse or accept the vaccine.