Vaksinasi COVID-19 pada anak di Indonesia tidak terlepas dari orang tua yang menyetujui dan tidak menyetujui vaksinasi COVID-19 pada anak. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor yang berhubungan dengan kesediaan orang tua menyetujui vaksinasi COVID-19 pada anak di Indonesia. Responden merupakan orang tua yang memiliki anak berusia 6-18 tahun. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian deskriptif, korelasi dan cross-sectional dengan sampel 428 responden. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan kuesioner karakteristik orang tua dan anak, serta kuesioner pengetahuan terkait vaksin COVID-19. Penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya faktor yang berhubungan dengan kesediaan orang tua menyetujui vaksin COVID-19 pada anak meliputi keterkaitan dengan anak (p = 0.003, α = 0.05), riwayat pengobatan anak (p = 0.008, α = 0.05), status vaksin influenza, dan status vaksinasi COVID-19 anak, khawatir keparahan COVID-19, penjelasan ilmiah, akses ke pelayanan kesehatan, dan pengetahuan orang tua/wali (p=0.000, α = 0.05). Penelitian selanjutnya diharapkan untuk meneliti faktor lain yang berkaitan dengan kesediaan orang tua menyetujui vaksin COVID-19 pada anak.

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Vaccination against COVID-19 in children in Indonesia is inseparable from parents agreeing and not agreeing to vaccination of COVID-19 in children. The study aims to determine the factors associated with the willingness of parents to agree to vaccination against COVID-19 in children in Indonesia. Respondents are parents who have children aged 6-18 years. This study used a descriptive, correlation and cross-sectional research design with a sample of 428 respondents. The research instrument used a questionnaire on the characteristics of parents and children, as well as a knowledge questionnaire related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

This study showed that there were factors associated with the willingness of parents to agree to the COVID-19 vaccine in children including association with the child (p = 0.003, α = 0.05), history of child medication (p = 0.008, α = 0.05), influenza vaccine status, and children's COVID-19 vaccination status, concern about the severity of COVID-19, scientific explanation, access to health services, and knowledge of parents/guardians (p=0.000, α = 0.05). Future research is expected to examine other factors related to the willingness of parents to approve the COVID-19 vaccine for children.