Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Among Muslim High School Students in Jakarta Metropolitan Area, Indonesia

Abstract

Purpose This study aims to identify the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination uptake and the intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among Muslim high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia. Patients and Methods A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted for high school students. The population in this study were Muslim students grade 11 and 12 at secondary high school living and studying in Jakarta Metropolitan area. A total of 440 samples have been selected using non-probability sampling. In this study, the independent variables were factors associated with vaccination behaviors that were derived from the HBM and TPB theories, while the dependent variables were vaccination uptake and vaccination intention. Factors associated with the dependent variables have been identified using chi-square and Mann–Whitney tests. Results About 65% respondents had received COVID-19 vaccine and 72% of those who had not received COVID-19 vaccine had the intention to receive the vaccine. Some of the behavioral model variables such as the perceived susceptibility score, perceived severity score, perceived benefits score, perceived barriers score, self-efficacy score, attitude score, and social norms score were significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among high school students. Furthermore, all of the behavioral model variables, ie, perceived susceptibility score, perceived severity score, perceived benefits score, perceived barriers score, cues to action score, self-efficacy score, attitude score, social norms score, and perceived behavioral control score were significantly associated with an intention of being vaccinated. Conclusion The vaccination for students can be set in more affordable locationsfor example, in schools. In addition, efforts to increase student knowledge regarding the effectiveness and safety of vaccines and the dangers of COVID-19 should be sustained.

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“…Moreover, several studies have shown that the HBM constructs can serve as an important predictor of influenza vaccination uptake (Brewer et al, 2007; Shahrabani, Benzion & Yom Din, 2009; Shahrabani & Benzion, 2010; Tsutsui, Benzion & Shahrabani, 2012; Alsuwailem et al, 2023). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the HBM was used to assess the root causes of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond (Kabir et al, 2021; Alobaidi, 2021; Huynh et al, 2021; Zilhadia et al, 2022; Jian Ng et al, 2022; Shah et al, 2022; Seangpraw et al, 2022b,a; Limbu, Gautam & Pham, 2022b; Ghazy et al, 2022; Hidayana et al, 2022; Qin et al, 2022; Harutyunyan et al, 2023; Berger et al, 2023; Toledo-López et al, 2023).…”

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“…Perspective and acceptance studies are significant because they offer vital information that health education programs can use to target particular groups and increase vaccination rates (Fadloli Mubarok et al, 2021;Maulana et al, 2021;Trepanowski & Drążkowski, 2022). The differences in perspective and acceptance regarding the COVID-19 vaccination program have occurred in various countries (Alqudeimat et al, 2021;Raja et al, 2022;Munaa et al, 2021;Sharun et al, 2020;Zilhadia et al, 2022). In India, of the 351 participants, 86.3% planned to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, while 13.7% confessed to having second thoughts (Sharun et al, 2020).…”

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