<![CDATA[Background: The COVID-19 vaccination program is one of the government's efforts to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus which has become a pandemic in Indonesia. This vaccination program still raises doubts from the general public, especially pregnant women, related to safety as a result of lack of knowledge and understanding about the COVID-19 vaccine. The purpose of this study is to find out the picture of knowledge of pregnant women about the COVID-19 vaccine at the Dukun Community Health Center, Dukun District, Magelang Regency. Method: This research design is descriptive with a survey approach. The population in this study was all pregnant women who were targeted for vaccination whose gestational age was over 13 weeks, which was 225 people with a sample of 64 people taken by convenience sampling technique. The measuring instrument used in data collection is a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using a frequency distribution formula using SPSS data processing software Results: Pregnant women at the Dukun Health Center, Dukun District, Magelang Regency are mostly aged 20-35 years, which is 58 people (90.6%), has basic education (elementary, junior high school) which is 41 people (64.1%), housewives are 50 people (78.1%) and received information about the COVID-19 vaccine from health workers, which is 55 people (85.9%). Knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women is mostly sufficient category, namely as many as 54 respondents (84.4%). Suggestion: Pregnant women should actively explore information related to the COVID-19 vaccine by consulting with health workers]]>
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