Online Information Seeking Behavior among Indonesian during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sulistyawati Sulistyawati
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Department of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, UAD 3rd Campus, Janturan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta 55166, Indonesia.
Herman Yuliansyah
Informatics Department, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Surahma Asti Mulasari
Department of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, UAD 3rd Campus, Janturan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta 55166, Indonesia.
Tri Wahyuni Sukesi
Department of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, UAD 3rd Campus, Janturan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta 55166, Indonesia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 vaccination movement in Indonesia until mid-2021 has still not reached the expected number, which is less than 20% of the Indonesian population who receive the first dose of vaccine. Meanwhile, the government's target for accelerating herd immunity is to achieve immunization coverage of 70% by November 2021. Several issues have arisen regarding the public's reluctance to accept the COVID-19 vaccine, such as vaccine readiness, efficacy, conspiracy, halal issues, and the negative side of this vaccine.
Aims: This study aims to assess the online behavior of the Indonesian community in seeking information related to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Methods: Google trends was used as a data source to see the public interest in several issues including COVID, vaccines, and government policies.
Analysis: The analysis was carried out descriptively.
Results: The results of this study indicate the movement over time of society towards several terminologies in line with events or the implementation of policies in Indonesia.
Conclusion: This research contributes to surveillance of the public's information needs on the COVID-19 issue to avoid misinformation.
Keywords: COVID-19, vaccination, vaccine, online behavior, Google trend.