The Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Sumatra

Sidarta, Cindy; Kurniawan, Andree; Lugito, Nata Pratama Hardjo; Siregar, Jeremia Imanuel; Sungono, Veli; Heriyanto, Rivaldo Steven; Sieto, Novia Lauren; Halim, Devina Adella; Jodhinata, Claudia; Rizki, Saraswati Anindita; Sinaga, Terry Devita; Marcella, Chintya; Wijovi, Felix; Susanto, B.; Marcella, Elizabeth; Wibowo, Johan; Anurantha, Jonathan Juniard; Imanuelly, Michelle; Indrawan, Michele; Heryadi, Nadia Khoirunnisa

doi:10.21109/kesmas.v17i1.4958

“…Health beliefs and trust in authoritative information sources were found to be independent determinants for planned and actual booster acceptance in multinomial logistic regression. This is in line with previous studies on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and more recent studies on booster acceptance, both in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world [ 33 , 34 ]. Moreover, religion was also identified as a factor in determining booster acceptance.…”

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confidence: 91%

Health Beliefs and Socioeconomic Determinants of COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Acceptance: An Indonesian Cross-Sectional Study

Wirawan

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Harjana

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Nugrahani

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et al. 2022

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Introduction: The threat of new SARS-CoV-2 variants indicates the need to implement COVID-19 vaccine booster programs. The aim of this study was to identify the level of booster acceptance and its determinants. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia. Booster acceptance was divided into three categories: non-acceptor, planned acceptor, and actual acceptor. The primary independent variables were health beliefs, media influence, and trust in authoritative sources. Other covariates included demographics, socioeconomic status, and COVID-19 history. A primary analysis was conducted through multinomial logistic regression. The effects of the hypothetical situations on booster acceptance were tested using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results: The final analysis included 2674 respondents with a booster acceptance rate of 56.3% (41.2% planned acceptors, 15.1% actual acceptors). Health beliefs, social media influence, and trust in authoritative information sources were identified as determinants for planned and actual booster acceptance. Socioeconomic status indicators were also identified as determinants for actual booster acceptance. Booster acceptance was increased in hypothetical scenarios involving booster requirements for work, travel, and accessing public places. Conclusions: Booster acceptance was found to be lower than the predicted primary vaccine acceptance prior to its launch. The acceleration of booster coverage requires strategies that leverage health beliefs and focus on people with a lower socioeconomic status.

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“…These data showed us that even though lots of people seek information using the internet, whilst might decrease their anxiety about the unknown part of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations, the validity of the information is questionable and they preferred the information from the authority. 45,46 Here, perception and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations of Indonesian people were shown to have more strong correlation with the interactive/critical-VL rather than the functional-VL or other socio-demography characteristics i.e., sex and age group. 38 The disagreement of getting COVID-19 vaccinations due to its safety and/or effectiveness also due to the belief in natural immunity was quite low, whilst most respondents agreed at the value of conducting health protocols regardless of the vaccination states.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Health literacy on COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccinations in Indonesia

Kalanjati

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Hasanatuludhhiyah

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d'Arqom

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et al. 2022

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Introduction: Health literacy on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects people’s capability to ascertain their health and health care quality during the pandemic. The objective of this study was to determine the levels of health literacy about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations (Vaccines and Vaccinations literacy-VL) in the Indonesian adult general population, assessing the perceptions of the respondents about current adult immunization and beliefs about vaccinations in general, and analyzing correlations of these variables with the VL levels. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a rapid survey was administered via the Internet. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics; the internal consistency of the VL scales was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient; the inter-correlation between the functional and interactive-critical VL questions, the underlying components (factors) and each question’s load on the components were identified using a Principal Component Analysis (PCA). An alpha level lesser than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Responses to functional- and interactive/ critical- VL questions were acceptable and showed internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.817 and 0.699, respectively), lowest values observed were 0.806 for functional scale and 0.640 for the interactive-critical scale. The PCA demonstrated that there were two components accounting for 52.45% of the total variability. Approximately 60% of respondents were females (n=686). Almost all respondents used the internet to seek information regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccinations. Many used at least one social media actively with 74.4% of respondents sometimes believing the validity of this information. Conclusions: High scores were observed in both functional- and interactive/ critical-VL, and were quite in a balance between sexes in the prior VL and higher in females for the latter; these were also closely related to the educational level and age group. It is crucial to increase public health literacy in managing the pandemic.

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“…These data showed us that even though lots of people seek information using the internet, whilst might decrease their anxiety about the unknown part of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations, the validity of the information is questionable and they preferred the information from the authority. 45 , 46 Here, perception and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations of Indonesian people were shown to have more strong correlation with the interactive/critical-VL rather than the functional-VL or other socio-demography characteristics i.e., sex and age group. 38…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

Health literacy on COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccinations in Indonesia

Kalanjati

¹

,

Hasanatuludhhiyah

²

,

d'Arqom

³

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: Health literacy on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects people’s capability to ascertain their health and health care quality during the pandemic. The objective of this study was to determine the levels of health literacy about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations (Vaccines and Vaccinations literacy-VL) in the Indonesian adult general population, assessing the perceptions of the respondents about current adult immunization and beliefs about vaccinations in general, and analyzing correlations of these variables with the VL levels. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a rapid survey was administered via the Internet. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics; the internal consistency of the VL scales was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient; the inter-correlation between the functional and interactive-critical VL questions, the underlying components (factors) and each question’s load on the components were identified using a Principal Component Analysis (PCA). An alpha level lesser than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Responses to functional- and interactive/ critical- VL questions were acceptable and showed internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.817 and 0.699, respectively), lowest values observed were 0.806 for functional scale and 0.640 for the interactive-critical scale. The PCA demonstrated that there were two components accounting for 52.45% of the total variability. Approximately 60% of respondents were females (n=686). Almost all respondents used the internet to seek information regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccinations. Many used at least one social media actively with 74.4% of respondents sometimes believing the validity of this information. Conclusions: High scores were observed in both functional- and interactive/ critical-VL, and were quite in a balance between sexes in the prior VL and higher in females for the latter; these were also closely related to the educational level and age group. It is crucial to increase public health literacy in managing the pandemic.

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The Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Sumatra

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