Predicting Covid-19 Vaccination Intention: The Role of Health Belief Model of Muslim Societies in Yogyakarta

Abstract

After implementing various policies to deal with covid-19, which were still considered ineffective, the Government of Indonesia is now trying to implement a mandatory vaccination policy for all of its citizens. However, the program's success depended on the perceptions and beliefs that developed in the community regarding the covid-19 vaccine itself. This study aimed to examine the Health Belief Model (HBM) effect using the variables of perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barrier s on covid-19 vaccination intention. By using a quantitative method that was cross-sectional and involving 452 respondents who were taken using the purposive sampling method. After being analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), the results of this study showed that perceived susceptibility, severity, and benefits had a positive influence on covid-19 vaccination intention. At the same time, the perceived barrier showed a negative effect. In the end, this study provided a theoretical model of HBM in predicting behavioral intention, which in turn, predicted behavior. On the other hand, this research also provided a starting point for research into the interest in vaccination against covid-19 in Indonesia.

Public perception on COVID-19 vaccination intention

“…This study aims to examine the factors that influence COVID-19 vaccination intention theoretically refers to TPB [49]. And from TPB's point of view, perception is a strong predictor of vaccination intention [1]. Therefore, this quantitative research with a cross-sectional approach involved four research constructs consisting of an exogenous construct in the form of perceived risk measured by three measurement items [50], benefit by three measurement items [4], and susceptibility by two measurement items [4] and an exogenous construct in the form of vaccine intention measured by three measurement items [50].…”

“…Several steps have been implemented by the Indonesian Government to deal with and tackle COVID-19. It is starting from large-scale social restrictions (also known as PSBB) regulations, social distancing rules, using masks and face shields in crowds, adopting new normal, but the results were still insignificant [1]. As a result, until the end of 2020, the Government began planning vaccinations for all Indonesians.…”

Hospital staff members' preferences about who should be prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine: People with or without Alzheimer's disease?

“…According to cognitive models of health behavior (such as the Health Belief Model and the Theory of Planned behavior), the likelihood of a person adopting a particular health behavior is determined by their perceived disease susceptibility and their belief in the effectiveness of the health behavior ( Janz, Champion, & Strecher, 2002 ). These associations have been confirmed for the willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as well ( Erawan, Zaid, & Lestari, 2021 ; Hossain et al, 2021 ; Yehualashet et al, 2021 ). However, the abovementioned studies were conducted among samples in the general public.…”

Norma Sosial dan Pengaruh Sosial terhadap Minat Vaksin Covid-19

“…Beberapa penelitian terhadap faktorfaktor yang mempengaruhi minat Vaksinasi Covid-19 memang telah terkonfirmasi di Indonesia. Namun sayangnya masih hanya sekedar pada health belief model (HBM) (Erawan et al, 2021) dan juga beberapa persepsi lainnya seperti persepsi resiko, manfaat dan juga kerentanan . Di sisi lain, terdapat faktor-faktor lain yang juga dinilai memiliki pengaruh terhadai minat vaksinasi tapi belum diteliti sama sekali di Indonesia.…”