Abstract :
COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease-19) disebabkan oleh virus Corona dan telah
menjadi pandemi di seluruh dunia, termasuk Indonesia. Organisasi Kesehatan
Dunia (WHO) menderong seluruh negara untuk mengembangkan vaksin COVID19 untuk menciptakan herd immunity. Berdasarkan hasil studi menunjukkan adanya
penurunan titer antibodi enam bulan setelah vaksinasi, terutama dengan munculnya
varian COVID-19 yang baru seperti Omicron. Oleh itu pemerintah memulai
program vaksinasi Booster COVID-19, yang mencakup dosis Primer dan Booster.
Program ini dimaksudkan untuk memerangi, memutus rantai penularan virus, dan
membangun kembali herd immunity pada populasi. Tetapi kurangnya pemahaman
masyarakat tentang pentingnya vaksinasi, tingkat vaksinasi Booster COVID-19
rendah. Terutama di daerah terpencil seperti Pulau Nias, banyak masyarakat yang
belum memiliki pengetahuan yang cukup mengenai vaksin COVID-19. Tujuan
penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan tingkat pengetahuan masyarakat
terhadap vaksin Booster dengan tingkat kepatuhan melaksanakan vaksinasi
COVID-19 di Desa Umbubalodano, Kec. Sitolu?ori, Nias. Penelitian ini
menggunakan metode studi korelasi yang bersifat observasional analitik dengan
pendekatan Cross Sectional. Berdasarkan analisis dengan uji Chi Square
didapatkan hasil dari 370 responden, tingkat pengetahuan masyarakat
dikategorikan baik sebanyak 306 responden (82,7%) dan tingkat kepatuhan
masyarakat dikategorikan patuh sebanyak 370 responden (100%). Didapatkan nilai
P value 0,000 sehingga P < 0,05 sehingga ditemukan ada hubungan signifikan
antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan tingkat kepatuhan melaksanakan vaksinasi
COVID-19 di Desa Umbubalodano, Kec. Sitolu?ori. Melalui hasil penelitian ini,
dapat disimpulkan jika masyarakat di Desa Umbubalodano, Kec. Sitolu?ori secara
umum memiliki tingkat pengetahuan dan tingkat kepatuhan yang baik.
Kata kunci: Vaksinasi Booster COVID-19, tingkat pengetahuan dan kepatuhan,
Masyarakat. / COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease-19) is caused by the Corona virus and has become
a pandemic around the world, including Indonesia. The World Health Organization
(WHO) encourages all countries to develop a COVID-19 vaccine to create herd
immunity. Studies show that there is a decrease in antibody titers six months after
vaccination, especially with the emergence of new COVID-19 variants such as
Omicron. Therefore, the government started the COVID-19 Booster vaccination
program, which includes Primary and Booster doses. This program is intended to
combat, break the chain of virus transmission, and re-establish herd immunity in
the population. But due to a lack of public understanding of the importance of
vaccination, the COVID-19 Booster vaccination rate is low. Especially in remote
areas such as Nias Island, many people do not have sufficient knowledge about the
COVID-19 vaccine. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship
between the level of community knowledge of the Booster vaccine and the level of
compliance with the COVID-19 vaccination in Umbubalodano Village, Sitolu'ori
District, Nias. This study uses a correlation study method which is analytical
observational with a Cross Sectional approach. Based on analysis with the Chi
Square test, it was found that of 370 respondents, the level of community
knowledge was categorized as good as 306 respondents (82.7%) and the level of
community compliance was categorized as compliant as many as 370 respondents
(100%). A P value of 0.000 was obtained so that P < 0.05 so that there was a
significant relationship between the level of knowledge and the level of compliance
with carrying out COVID-19 vaccination in Umbubalodano Village, Sitolu'ori
District. Through the results of this study, it can be concluded that the community
in Umbubalodano Village, Sitolu'ori Subdistrict generally has a good level of
knowledge and level of compliance.
Keywords: COVID-19 booster vaccination, level of knowledge and compliance,
community