Investigating Knowledge toward COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cross-sectional Survey in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

AIM: Since there were pros and cons, and insufficient knowledge among Indonesian regarding the vaccines, this research aims to investigate the knowledge regarding COVID-19 vaccination among employees who work in an Islamic University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to investigate the people’s knowledge of COVID-19 vaccination. The survey was conducted before the first vaccination of COVID-19 in March 2021. A descriptive analysis method was performed. Seven hundred sixty-two respondents completed the questionnaire. RESULTS: Respondent’s average age was 34.61 years old (standard deviation = 11.821, range 20–64), 54.1% of female and 45.9% of male. 448 (58.8%) respondents did not have any comorbid history. Respondents mostly obtained vaccination information through social media (86.25%). Most respondents had sufficient knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine (83.2%), particularly those aged 20–29. For side effects, 585 (76.8%) respondents answered that they experienced pain in the injection area after getting the COVID-19 vaccination. This study showed that the respondents aged 20–29 years old had sufficient knowledge regarding COVID-19 vaccination. CONCLUSION: As knowledge plays an essential role in accepting vaccinations, health-care workers’ efforts to promote COVID-19 vaccination should be directed toward the middle-aged and elderly population to support the government’s plan to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in Indonesia.

COVID-19 vaccines knowledge and acceptance among Indonesian adults in Java Island

“…Among these are views towards the vaccine's effectiveness, its lack of research, misinformation about its side effects, religious beliefs, fear of injection etc. (Fakhriani et al, 2022;Hidayana et al, 2022;Simanjorang et al, 2022;Theodorea et al, 2021). The Indonesian government ordered the vaccine from China and approved the emergency use for mass vaccinations; unfortunately, due to the concern above, vaccine acceptance was only about 64.8% as reported by UNICEF, WHO, and ministry of health (UNICEF et al, 2020).…”

Changes in Women’s Menstruation Cycle After COVID-19 Vaccination and Infection

“…After receiving the COVID-19 vaccination, the respondents also drank adequate water and took painkillers or fever-reducers if they were exhausted and had headaches, muscle aches, chills, fever, and nausea. 2 Many women around the world have been complaining of irregularities in their menstrual bleeding after receiving COVID vaccines; some women reported severe menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), others reported bleeding before their periods are due or bleeding frequently (metrorrhagia/polymenorrhagia), and still others had postmenopausal bleeding. 3,4 There | 93 are also reports regarding the side effects on women regarding their menstrual cycle.…”