Harapan Harapan, Samsul Anwar, Muhammad Nazli Ferdian, Salwiyadi Salwiyadi, Aga Sunanda Imanda, Roully Azhars, Dheni Fidiyah Fika, Darul Ilham, Arya Utama Timur, Juwita Sahputri, Reza Maulana, Hendra Kurniawan, Maduka Donatus Ughasoro
Objective: To determine the acceptance towards a hypothetical Ebola virus vaccine (EVV) and associated factors in a non-affected country, Indonesia. Methods: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in four regencies of Aceh, Indonesia. A set of pre-tested questionnaires was used to obtain information on acceptance towards EVV and a range of explanatory variables. Associations between EVV acceptance and explanatory variables were tested using multi-steps logistic regression analysis and the Spearman's rank correlation. Results: Participants who had knowledge on Ebola virus disease (EVD) were 45.3% (192/424) and none of the participants achieved 80% correct answers on the knowledge regarding to EVD. About 73% of participants expressed their willingness to receive the EVV. Education attainment, occupation, monthly income, have heard regarding to EVD previously, socioeconomic level, attitude towards vaccination practice and knowledge regarding to EVD were associated significantly with acceptance towards EVV in univariate analysis (P < 0.05). In the final multivariate model, socio-economic level, attitude towards vaccination practice and knowledge regarding to EVD were the independent explanatory variables for EVV acceptance. Conclusions: The knowledge of EVD was low, but this minimally affected the acceptance towards EVV. However, to facilitate optimal uptake of EVV, dissemination of vaccine-related information prior to its introduction is required. © 2017 by the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease.
Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu P.M.B, 01129, Nigeria
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