Open AccessWillingness to Vaccinate against Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Related Predictors among Non-Healthcare Personnel in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Faridah Baroroh,
Ferawati Suzalin,
Indriani Indriani,
Siti Sangadah,
Istiningrum Istiningrum,
Guntur Ilham Wahyudi,
Muhammad Rayhan Nadhil Rafdilla
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.2021.7056
Subject(s) - medicine , herd immunity , vaccination , health care , population , cross sectional study , family medicine , covid-19 , descriptive statistics , disease , environmental health , demography , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
BACKGROUND: Herd immunity against COVID-19 can be realized when a minimum of 62% of the vulnerable population has been vaccinated. However, achieving uptake of recommended vaccination in the targeted population ultimately lies with the community's willingness. Vaccine skepticism varies across demographic characteristics and stems from the perceived threats of being infected with COVID-19 while receiving the vaccine.
AIM: This research was intended to determine the willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 and its associated factors.
METHODS: It employed a cross-sectional, then the collected data were analyzed using descriptive analytics: difference test and relationship analysis. Study with two online surveys on Google Forms and non-healthcare personnel as the research subjects. Screening with inclusion and exclusion criteria yielded 862 respondents spread over 32 provinces in Indonesia
Results: showed no difference in COVID-19 knowledge scores in surveys 1 and 2 (76.0‒77.2; p=0.08). Age and education level are significantly related to COVID-19 knowledge scores (p 0.05), the opposite is true for the COVID-19 knowledge level [OR:1.66; 95% CI:1.26–2.18].
Conclusion
about half of the non-healthcare personnel (42.4‒55.6%) are willing to receive the vaccine, with knowledge of the disease being a predictor (p=0.00).