What Health Information is Needed to Improve the Vaccination Outcomes of COVID-19? : Study Analysis in COVID-19 Vaccination in Sangihe Island Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

The Indonesian government enforces a COVID-19 vaccination policy for all, but the achievement rate for the COVID-19 vaccination in Sangihe Islands Regency at the first dose is only 1.05%, while the achievement at the second dose to date is only 0.47%. With this in mind, the vaccination policy has not been in line with community participation. The purpose of this study was to find out what kind of health information is needed to increase the covid-19 vaccination rate. The method used in this research is a descriptive study with a purposive sampling technique which was held from 7 January to 8 February 2021 with a total sample of 85 respondents who are health workers in the Sangihe Islands Regency. The data analysis used is descriptive analysis with frequency distribution. The results in this study were 15.3% stated that they were not willing to vaccinate COVID-19 because 39% of COVID-19 survivors, 38% had comorbidities, 15% were unsure of safety and 8% feared side effects. The conclusion of this study is to increase health information regarding vaccines for COVID-19 survivors, information about comorbidities such as what is appropriate for COVID-19 vaccination, safety, and side effects resulting from the COVID-19 vaccine.

Gambaran Perilaku Masyarakat Sangihe Dalam Menerapkan Protokol Kesehatan 6m Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

“…Pada tahun 2020, seluruh negara-negara di dunia digemparkan dengan pandemi yang disebabkan oleh virus corona disease atau dikenal dengan COVID-19 (Hinonaung et al, 2020) Virus ini mengalami mutasi di tahun 2021 menjadi virus corona SARS-CoV-2 atau dikenal dengan istilah Omicron (Kementerian Kesehatan, 2021). Di Indonesia menurut laporan Kementerian Kesehatan (2021) Adanya kasus yang tinggi membuat pemerintah berdedikasi sangat serius mengatasinya (Pramardika et al, 2021). Upaya untuk menekan laju penduduk Indonesia terpapar virus COVID-19 dengan menghimbau masyarakat mematuhi protokol kesehatan (prokes) melalui penerapan 6M, yaitu menjaga jarak, memakai masker, menjauhi kerumuman, mencuci tangan dengan sabun dan air mengalir, menghindari makan bersama, dan mengurangi mobilitas (Latifah et al, 2021).…”