Analysis on the Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine Administration for Children in Indonesia Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

Liana Fitriani Hasymi; Nurul Mardiati; Ratih Puspita Kusuma Dewi; Rizal Rizal; Imam Jayanto; Dian Nurmansyah

doi:10.24071/jpsc.006160

Analysis on the Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine Administration for Children in Indonesia Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

Liana Fitriani Hasymi^(1*), Nurul Mardiati⁽²⁾, Ratih Puspita Kusuma Dewi⁽³⁾, Rizal Rizal⁽⁴⁾, Imam Jayanto⁽⁵⁾, Dian Nurmansyah⁽⁶⁾,

(1) Department of Hospital Administration, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Borneo Lestari, Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
(2) Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, University Lambung Mangkurat, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
(3) Polytechnic of Health Ministry of Health Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung, Indonesia
(4) Medical Laboratory Technology, Polytechnic of Health Ministry of Health, Maluku, Indonesia
(5) Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sam Ratulangi University, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(6) Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, University of Borneo Lestari, Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

The administration of COVID-19 vaccine in children aims to control the spread of this disease in Indonesia. Parents make the decision whether to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 or not. This study was conducted to analyze parents’ acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination for children in Indonesia based on the Theory Planned Behavior (TPB). The research design used a cross-sectional survey involving 400 parents of children aged 6-11 years in Indonesia in 34 provinces. Samples were purposively selected based on inclusion criteria: parents are older than 18 years, parents of children aged 6-11 years and live in Indonesia. The exclusion criteria were parents of children who recovered from COVID-19 less than 3 months and children with COVID-19 contraindications. The chi-squared test was conducted to determine the correlation between parents’ acceptance and TPB constructs that include attitudes, subjective norms and behavioral control. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was employed to analyze the TPB construct with the largest contribution on parents’ acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination. The results showed high acceptance toward COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6-11 years (98.5%). Positive subjective norms and positive behavioral control also contributed to the parental acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine for children in Indonesia (p-value = 0.000), in which subjective norms had the largest influence (sig. 0.096 value with Exp B value of 6.203). TPB is a useful framework in developing proper interventions to raise the vaccination acceptance of parents in Indonesia.

Keywords

COVID-19 vaccine; Cross-sectional; Indonesia; Pediatrics; Theory Planned Behavior

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24071/jpsc.006160