Attitude, Risk Perception and Public Acceptance against Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination in Indonesia

Andi Susilawaty; Fajrin Noviyanto; Iis Afrianty; Armia Syahputra; Lia Kurniasari; Lukman Handoko; Respati Wulandari; Cipta Pramana

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6635

Authors

Andi Susilawaty Department of Public Health, Medical and Health Science Faculty, UIN Alauddin Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7011-9512
Fajrin Noviyanto Pharmacy Study Program, STIKes Salsabila Serang, Serang, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-883X
Iis Afrianty Department of Nursing, Sembilanbelas November University Kolaka, Kolaka, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2287-9071
Armia Syahputra Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Lia Kurniasari Program Study of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Lukman Handoko Occupational Safety and Health Study Program, Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0857-2500
Respati Wulandari Public Health Study Program, Dian Nuswantoro University, Semarang, Indonesia
Cipta Pramana Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical, Tarumanagara University, Jakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8991-0147

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6635

Keywords:

Coronavirus disease 2019, Vaccination, Attitude, Acceptance, Risk perception

Abstract

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.

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