Even though the Covid-19 pandemic status has been completed, the risk of a re-increase in cases is still possible, in this case the provision of health services must be able to prevent the possibility of an increase in cases in children, one of the most important things is the need for Covid-19 vaccinations for children. Children are very dependent on their mother's approval in terms of administering the Covid-19 vaccine. This study aims to determine the relationship between the mother's knowledge level and the motivation to vaccinate Covid-19 in children aged 6-11 years in the Sesayap Hilir Health Center area, Tana Tidung Regency, North Kalimantan Province. The design of this study was observational analytic with a cross sectional approach, taking samples using a simple random sampling technique of 120 people. The results showed that 78 people (65%) had good knowledge, 25 people (20.8%) had sufficient knowledge and 17 people (14.2%) lacked knowledge. 84 people (70%) had low motivation and 36 people (30%) had high motivation. The Chi-Square test results obtained p = 0.014 (lower than α = 0.05).
Conclusion: there is a relationship between the mother's level of knowledge and the motivation to vaccinate Covid-19 in children aged 6-11 years in the UPT area, Sesayap Hilir Health Center
AbstrakWalaupun status pandemi Covid-19 sudah selesai namun risko peningkatan kembali kasus masih mungkin terjadi, dalam hal ini penyelenggaraan pelayanan kesehatan harus bisa mencegah kemungkinan terjadinya peningkatan kasus Covid-19 pada anak. Salah satu hal terpenting adalah diperlukannya vaksinasi covid-19 kepada anak. Anak tergantung sekali pada persetujuan ibunya dalam hal pemberian vaksin Covid-19. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan tingkat pengetahuan Ibu dengan motivasi melakukan vaksinasi Covid-19 pada anak usia 6-11 tahun di wilayah UPT. Puskesmas Sesayap Hilir, Kabupaten Tana Tidung, Provinsi Kalimantan Utara. Desain penelitian ini adalah analitik observasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional, pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik simple random sampling sebanyak 120 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pengetahuan baik sebanyak 78 orang (65%), pengetahuan cukup sebanyak 25 orang (20,8%) dan pengetahuan kurang sebanyak 17 orang (14,2%). Motivasi responden rendah sebanyak 84 orang (70%) dan motivasi tinggi sebanyak 36 orang (30%). Hasil uji Chi-Square diperoleh nilai p=0,014 (lebih rendah dari α = 0,05). Kesimpulan: ada hubungan tingkat pengetahuan Ibu dengan motivasi melakukan vaksinasi Covid-19 pada anak usia 6-11 tahun di wilayah UPT. Puskesmas Sesayap Hilir. Kata kunci: pengetahuan; motivasi; vaksinasi covid-19; anak usia 6-11 tahun.