Healthcare Nursing Journal
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024): HealthCare Nursing Journal

The Level of Public Anxiety Regarding the Covid-19 Vaccine

Neni Sholihat (Faculty of health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya, Indonesia)
Heri Budiawan (Faculty of health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya, Indonesia)
Yuyun Solihatin (Faculty of health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jan 2024

Abstract

The Covid-19 virus is a new Corona virus that can cause disease in animals and humans. Covid-19 began to spread in Wuhan and developed into a pandemic. This disease causes various symptoms and can even cause death. One of the efforts being made by the government currently to control the spread of Covid-19 is by vaccinating its citizens. The aim of this research was to determine the level of public anxiety about the Covid-19 vaccine. The research method was carried out quantitatively with a descriptive analysis design. The survey was carried out by distributing the Depression Anxity Stress Scale (DASS 42) questionnaire to people who were vaccinated against Covid-19 at the Muhammadiyah University of Tasikmalaya. The results of the research showed that the level of public anxiety was mostly mild, namely 95 respondents (90.48%) while the level of anxiety was moderate, namely 10 respondents (9.52%). The conclusion in this study is that people's anxiety levels are in the mild to moderate range.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

healtcare

Publisher

Subject

Nursing

Description

Healthcare Nursing Journal merupakan salah satu Journal Elektronik yang dikelola oleh Program Studi Keperawatan Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya. Jurnal ini terbit secara berkala, dan merupakan fasilitas bagi civitas akademika pada bidang kesehatan dan keperawatan. Memuat berbagai karya tulis ...