Omni Nursing Journal
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024): May

Public Anxiety and the Implementation of the Covid 19 Vaccine

Amas, Rizky Rahayu (Unknown)
Wardanengsih , Ery (Unknown)
Barangkau (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 May 2024

Abstract

Background: Anxiety is a feeling experienced by a person making him uneasy which is haunted by his own thoughts. The implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine is a way to increase immunity in the body so as to limit the spread of certain diseases in the human body. Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between public anxiety and the implementation of the covid 19 vaccine. Methods: This study was quantitative research with an accidental sampling approach. The sampling technique in this study was the elderly who have never received Covid-19 vaccine and were willing to as many as 35 samples, using the Chi-Square Test. Results: Majority of respondents experienced moderate anxiety, totaling 21 (60%) respondents and most of them were disagree receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, accounting for 21 (60%) respondents. According to the Chi-square test, the p-value was 0.000 (<0.05). This indicated that there was a correlation between public anxiety and the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccine. Conclusion: There is a relationship between public anxiety and the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccine in one of public health centers in Wajo Regency.

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Journal Info

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nursing

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Subject

Nursing

Description

Omni Nursing Journal (ONJ) is an open-access journal offering a platform for publishing scientific works conducted by nurse practitioners, academics, and researchers.  The scope of the journal encompasses various areas within nursing, including adult nursing, emergency nursing, gerontological ...