Medical Technology and Public Health Journal
Vol 5 No 2 (2021): Medical Technology and Public Health Journal September 2021

COVID-19 VACCINE ACCEPTANCE AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS IN GRESIK CITY

Nihayatul Munaa (Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik)
Ida Herwati Hafid (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Kepanjen)
Lailatul Kodriyah (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Kepanjen)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2021

Abstract

One of the programs that can protect the community from COVID-19 is vaccination. Vaccination is an effective approach to prevent infection and reduce mortality. This study was conducted to determine the perception of acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine among public health students as potential health workers in the future. This is a mixed-method study with 140 respondents of public health students. The data were analyzed using a non-parametric binomial test. The results of this study Statistics prove that as prospective health workers, the public health student has a good level of acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine (p-value 0.002). However, several indicators still make students doubt the COVID-19 vaccine, including the effectiveness of the vaccine (p-value 0.006), information circulating (p-value 0,041), and the mandate from the government (p-value 0,041). Conclusion this research is the government must provide information on the effectiveness of the vaccine to the entire community so that the COVID-19 vaccine can be accepted by the public health worker to be and the public community.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MTPHJ

Publisher

Subject

Environmental Science Health Professions Nursing Public Health

Description

Medical Technology and Public Health Journal with registered number ISSN 2549-189X (printed) and e-ISSN 2549-2993 (online) is a scientific open access journal published by Health Faculty, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia. Our journal aims to become a media of research results ...