CUES TO ACTION PREDICTORS OF THE COMPLETENESS POLIO VACCINATION IN SUB PIN POLIO IN BIREUEN DISTRICT

Background: The finding of a single positive case of polio in Pidie District of Aceh Province at the end of 2022 alarmed Indonesia and globally, leading to increased attention to polio prevention and elimination. The government launched a mass polio vaccination program called Sub PIN Polio for all children aged 0-12 years with 2 doses of polio vaccine. In the first round of polio vaccination in Aceh Province, 1,179,441 or 96.8% of children were vaccinated and 1,153,413 or 94.7% of children were vaccinated with second dose. One of the districts with high polio vaccination outreach is Bireuen District with 96.9% in the first round and 96.0% in the second round. There are many factors underlying the high polio vaccination coverage in Bireuen district. This study aims to analyze factors associated with the completeness of Polio vaccination in Polio Sub NID in Bireuen District using Health Belief Model approach, which is known as cues to action. Research Methods: The research was observational analytic with cross sectional design. The population in this study included all mothers with children were targeted for Polio vaccination at Polio Sub NID in 3 vaccine service posts / health centers in Bireuen District which called Puskesmas Juli, Juli 2, and Jeunib with a total sample 389 respondents. Statistical analysis used was Partial Least Square with SmartPLS 3.0 application. Results: Hypothesis analysis showed the cues to action variable (t = 9.649, p = 0.000) had a direct significant relationship with polio vaccination completeness in Sub PIN Polio and education demographic factor also had a direct significant relationship with cues to action variable (t = 4.643, p = 0.000) and indirect significant relationship with polio vaccination completeness variable in Sub PIN Polio (t = 3.812, p = 0.000). Conclusion: This study offers recommendations for the government in establishing public health policies related to the design of vaccination or other immunization program interventions.