Edukasi dapat mempengaruhi Tingkat Kecemasan Masyarakat terhadap Vaksin Covid-19 di RT 03 Desa Lulut Kecamatan Klapanunggal Tahun 2022

Introduction: The Covid- 19 emergency has been declared the sixth public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). Until now there is still no drug that is considered capable of effectively treating this virus. One of the efforts that are considered to be able to help reduce transmission is the provision of the Covid-19 vaccine. However, the vaccination solution has, of course, recreated a polemic against some people. One of them is the doubts that arise because the development of vaccines is carried out in a very fast period. This raises concern or anxiety from some people about the side effects or impacts of the vaccine. For this reason, promotive and preventive efforts from the government are needed, one of which is through health workers by providing education so that the public gets correct information and does not cause fear and anxiety about the Covid- 19 vaccination program. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine differences in the level of public anxiety before and after administration education about the Covid- 19 vaccine. Method: This study used the pre-experimental design method with the research design used the One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The population in this study were the people of RT 03 Lulut Village, Klapanunggal District, who had not been vaccinated against Covid-19, namely 97 people. The sample in this study was 15 people with several inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data collection in this study was by giving questionnaires to the public using a standard anxiety level questionnaire consisting of 14 questions. Analysis using the paired t-test method. Result: The results show the level of public anxiety before and after providing education about the Covid-19 vaccine at RT 03 Lulut Village, Klapanunggal District with ρ – value = 0.000 Conclusion: There are differences in the level of public anxiety before and after providing education about the Covid-19 vaccine at RT 03 Lulut Village, Klapanunggal District.