Hubungan Pengetahuan Dengan Sikap Lansia tentang Vaksin Covid-19 Pada Lansia Di Dusun Kayuambua, Desa Tiga Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Susut I Ni Nengah Aryanti Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi Dan Kesehatan Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar belakang: Vaksinasi Covid-19 merupakan salah satu cara yang paling efektif dan ekonomis untuk mencegah penularan. Penerimaan masyarakat terutama lansia untuk melakukan vaksinasi Covid-19 memerlukan pengetahuan yang baik sehingga bisa memiliki sikap yang tepat dalam menerima kebijakan terkait dengan vaksinasi covid-19. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dengan sikap lansia tentang vaksin Covid-19 pada lansia. Metode: Jenis penelitian ini adalah analitik korelasi dengan rancangan cross-sectional. Sampel penelitian adalah Lansia di dusun Kayuambua sebanyak 154 responden yang diambil melalui teknik sampling jenuh. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner selanjutnya dianalisa dengan uji korelasi Spearman Rank (Rho). Hasil: Hasil penelitian didapatkan Pengetahuan lansia tentang vaksin Covid-19 sebagian besar yaitu 65 orang (42,2%) dalam kategori baik, dan sikap lansia juga sebagian besar dalam kategori positif yaitu 108 orang (70,1%). Hasil korelasi Spearman Rank (Rho) menunjukkan hubungan yang signifikan dengan arah korelasi positif dan kekuatan kolerasi sedang antara pengetahuan dengan sikap Lansia tentang vaksin Covid-19 (p value < 0,01 ; r = 0,476) Kesimpulan: Lansia yang mempunyai pengetahuan baik tentang vaksin Covid-19 akan cenderung mempunyai sikap yang baik pula. Untuk itu diharapkan tenaga kesehatan bisa memberikan informasi tentang vaksin Covid-19 secara rutin, mengingat vaksin sangat penting dalam pencegahan penularan virus Covid-19. Kata Kunci : Pengetahuan, Sikap Lansia, Vaksin Covid-19

The Correlation Between Knowledge And Attitude Of Elderly About Covid-19 Vaccine At Kayuambua, Tiga Village In The Working Area Of Public Health Center I Susut Ni Nengah Aryanti Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: Covid-19 vaccine is one of the effective ways in preventing the transmission of Covid-19 virus. The response of the society to get Covid-19 vaccine needs a good knowledge so that they can have a good attitude in accepting the regulation on Covid-19 vaccine. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between knowledge and attitude of elderly about Covid-19 vaccine. Method: This research employed analytical correlational study with cross-sectional approach. There were 154 elderlies in Kayuamba recruited as the sample which were chosen by saturated sampling technique. The data were collected by using questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using Spearman Rank (Rho) test. Findings: The result of this study showed that 65 respondents (42.2%) had good knowledge about Covid-19 vaccine and 108 respondents (70,1%) had positive attitude. The result of Spearman Rank (Rho) test showed that there was significant and positive correlation with moderate correlation between knowledge and attitude of elderly about Covid-19 vaccine (p value < 0,01 ; r = 0,476). Conclusion: The elderly who have good knowledge about Covid-19 vaccine will have good attitude too. Therefore, it is expected the health workers to give information about Covid-19 vaccine and tell the importance of vaccine in preventing the transmission of Covid-19 virus. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude of Elderly, Covid-19 Vaccine