Perceptions of Health Workers regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Report Application in Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra

Authors

Haerawati Idris, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sriwijaya, Sumatera Selatan, IndonesiaFollow
Amrina Rosyada, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sriwijaya, Sumatera Selatan, IndonesiaFollow
Anggun Budiastuti, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sriwijaya, Sumatera Selatan, IndonesiaFollow
Nurmalia Ermi, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sriwijaya, Sumatera Selatan, IndonesiaFollow

Abstract

The Lapor Vaksin COVID-19 Application was developed to support a vaccination coverage surveillance database sourced from community self-report. This application provides data on vaccination coverage and allows users to view updates to educational content about vaccines and visualization of COVID-19 vaccine data in real-time. This study aims to analyze the perception among health worker about Lapor Vaksin COVID-19 application in the community. This study uses descriptive research with a case study design. This study was conducted in September 2021 through a virtual zoom meeting, in Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra. The research sample was 42 health workers consisting of vaccine officers at the Health Office, RSUD and Puskesmas in Ogan Ilir Regency who were selected by purposive sampling. Data is presented descriptively. Based on the evaluation results of the application's use, more than half of the respondents were quite satisfied (52.4%) with the Lapor Vaksin COVID-19 application. This application can be used and developed as an alternative to the COVID-19 surveillance database.

Bahasa Abstract

Aplikasi lapor vaksin dikembangkan untuk mendukung database surveilans cakupan vaksinasi yang bersumber dari self-report masyarakat. Aplikasi ini tidak hanya menyajikan data cakupan vaksinasi, tetapi juga memungkinkan bagi pengguna untuk melihat update konten edukasi seputar vaksin dan visualisasi data vaksin COVID-19 secara real time. Studi ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis persepsi petugas kesehatan terkait aplikasi “Lapor Vaksin COVID-19” di masyarakat. Studi ini menggunakan penelitian deskriptif dengan design studi kasus. Studi ini dilakukan pada bulan September 2021 melalui virtual zoom meeting, di Kabupaten Ogan Ilir Sumatera Selatan. Sampel penelitian adalah 42 petugas kesehatan yang terdiri dari petugas vaksin di Dinas Kesehatan, RSUD dan Puskesmas Kabupaten Ogan Ilir yang dipilih secara puprposive sampling. Data disajikan secara deskriptif. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi penggunaan aplikasi, lebih dari setengah responden cukup puas (52,4%) dengan aplikasi lapor vaksin COVID-19. Aplikasi ini dapat digunakan dan dikembangkan sebagai saah satu alternatif database surveilans COVID-19.

Recommended Citation

Idris, Haerawati; Rosyada, Amrina; Budiastuti, Anggun; and Ermi, Nurmalia (2023) "Perceptions of Health Workers regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Report Application in Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra," Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration: Vol. 8: No. 2, Article 7.
DOI: 10.7454/ihpa.v8i2.6694
Available at: https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/ihpa/vol8/iss2/7