Healthcare worker’s readiness for the COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia: What about the knowledge terms?
1 Medical Records and Health Information Department, Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Dian Nuswantoro, Semarang, Indonesia.
2 Department of Environmental Health, Universitas Dian Nuswantoro, Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Dian Nuswantoro.
Research Article
International Journal of Scientific Research Updates, 2022, 03(01), 022–028.
Article DOI: 10.53430/ijsru.2022.3.1.0024
Publication history:
Received on 20 December 2021; revised on 24 January 2022; accepted on 26 January 2022
Abstract:
The Indonesian government has planned to procure the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers (HCWs) remains poorly understood. HCWs have several roles related to information on the COVID-19 vaccine implementation. HCWs’ knowledge of the COVID-19 vaccine is limited.
Objectives: This study described the HWCs’ readiness for the knowledge level regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and mapped it spatially.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire for 112 HWCs’ as a vaccination team in Hospital and Public Health Centre in Semarang. Mapping was conducted by using the geographic information system (GIS).
Results: The results showed that the HCWs’ level of knowledge regarding the COVID-19 vaccine was considered good to be used as a basis for providing information related to the COVID-19 vaccine to the public. There was a significant relationship between the profession (p-value = 0.031; OR: 0,339; 95% CI: 0,136-0,847) towards the HCWs’ knowledge regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.
Conclusions: Developing strategies to decrease HCW’s and public hesitation and increase trust is vital for implementing vaccination programs.
Keywords:
Healthcare Workers; Vaccination; COVID-19; Knowledge
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