OVERVIEW OF KNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPTANCE OF RESIDENTS OF THE SPECIAL AREA OF THE CAPITAL JAKARTA COMMUNITY ON THE COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM
Ayuda Nia Agustina1*, Siti Utami Dewi2

1,2 Fatmawati Health Science Colleges

*Email: ayudania.agustina[at]gmail.com

Abstract

Indonesia has started the Covid-19 vaccination program since January 2021. DKI Jakarta is one of the centers for the spread of the Covid-19 virus and has participated in implementing the Covid-19 Vaccination program. During the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination program, there was still a lack of public knowledge about the vaccination program carried out by the government which resulted in the readiness and acceptance of the community to vary. This study aims to Identified the knowledge and acceptance of the people of DKI Jakarta on the COVID-19 Vaccine.
Method: The type of research used is descriptive quantitative with a cross sectional design. Research respondents were selected using a purposive sampling technique by meeting the inclusion criteria .The data collection tool is in the form of a questionnaire that identifies public knowledge of the COVID-19 vaccine, and public acceptance of the vaccine. The number of respondents as many as 345 people. Data was collected through a questionnaire distributed online via google form from April - July 2021. From 18 statements regarding knowledge of the covid-19 vaccine, data obtained 46.67% had good knowledge, 32.8% had sufficient knowledge, and 20.53% had less knowledge. While the picture of public acceptance is: 51.59% doubt the halalness of the vaccine, 43.19% feel the vaccine is not safe, 41.16% doubt the effectiveness of the vaccine, 33.9% feel there will be side effects of the vaccine, 30.14% are hesitant to injected with the vaccine, 35.94% doubted trusting the vaccine, and 42.03% believed there were other preventive measures against COVID-19 transmission. The results of this study indicate that education regarding the Covid-19 vaccine still needs to be improved.

Keywords: Covid-19 Vaccination- Knowledge-Community Acceptance

Topic: Nursing Research and Practice