Pengaruh Sumber Informasi terhadap Pengetahuan dan Sikap Masyarakat Terkait Program Vaksinasi COVID-19. (Indonesian)

The COVID-19 pandemic that occurred for months in Indonesia has caused many deaths, and losses that have implications for social, economic, community welfare aspects. One of the government programs in efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic is by implementing vaccination programs, however hoax about the COVID-19 vaccine thatare widely found on social media has potential to bring a negative impact such as lack of vaccination coverage. This study aims to find out the influence of information sources on respondents' knowledge and attitudes regarding the COVID-19 vaccination program. This was across-sectional study using online survey methods and accidental sampling techniques. Data collection is conducted by distributing questionnaires in google forms that were distributed online through social media such as WhatsApp and Line. The survey was followed by 284 respondents dominated by women, aged 18-25 years, and students. Respondents with information sources from health workers, social media, and television scored better than respondents who used the Internet and radio more often as information sources (P<005). There wre still many respondents (32-58%) who doid not have knowledge about the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, the safety of people with comorbid, andcertain conditions to be eligible to get vaccinated. It is important to increase health promotion efforts, especially through social media as the most accessed media by respondents. Other media such as reputable and trusted websites also need to be propagated as health promotion to balance hoax news that is widely discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Kejadian pandemi COVID-19 yang berlangsung selama berbulan-bulan di Indonesia telah merenggut banyak korban jiwa serta menimbulkan banyak kerugian lainnya. Hal ini tentunya akan berdampak pada aspek sosial, ekonomi, serta kesejahteraan masyarakat. Salah satu program pemerintah dalam upaya pengendalian pandemi COVID-19 dengan melaksanakan program vaksinasi, namun adanya hoax mengenai vaksin COVID-19 yang banyak ditemukan pada media sosial berpotensi memberikan dampak negatif berupa kurangnya cakupan vaksinasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh sumber informasi terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap responden mengenai program vaksinasi COVID-19. Penelitian ini bersifat cross-sectional dengan menggunakan metode survei online dengan menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel accidental sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara melakukan penyebaran kuesioner dalam bentuk google form yang disebarkan secara online melalui media sosial seperti WhatsApp dan Line. Survei ini diikuti oleh 284 responden yang didominasi dengan reponden berjenis kelamin perempuan, berusia 18-25 tahun, dan pelajar. Responden dengan sumber informasi dari tenaga kesehatan, media sosial, serta televisi mendapatkan skor pengetahuan yang lebih baik daripada responden yang lebih sering menggunakan internet dan radio sebagai sumber informasi (P<0,005). Masih banyak responden (32-58%) yang belum memiliki pengetahuan mengenai efek samping vaksinasi COVID-19, keamanan orang-orang dengan penyakit penyerta, dan kondisi tertentu yang boleh untuk dilakukan vaksinasi. Penting untuk meningkatkan upaya promosi kesehatan terutama melalui media sosial sebagai media terbanyak yang diakses responden. Media lain seperti website yang terpercaya juga perlu diperbanyak atau lebih disosialisasikan, sebagai upaya promosi kesehatan untuk menyeimbangkan berita hoax yang banyak beredar di internet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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