Knowledge and attitudes of students of faculty of medicine, Yarsi University regarding Hepatitis B Vaccine viewed from the medical perspective and the overview of Islamic side

Abstract

Background: Indonesia is one of the countries that have a medium HBsAg prevalence, which is between 3.0% -18.5%. In Islam, the vaccination includes preventive treatment measures (wiqayah), therefore the vaccines are subject to legal treatment, with various opinions from halal (permissible) to forbidden. Method: The design of this study uses cross sectional research design. The population of this study is students who are registered as active students of Faculty of Medicine, YARSI University year 2015 by using questionnaire. Result: The students’ knowledge about rejecting the vaccine can be penalized is 27%. Knowledge of students regarding the provision of vaccine does not require informed consent is 69%. The study on student’s attitudes towards vaccine programs promoted by the government, 44 students answer doubtfully or 31.2%. The students’ attitude agrees with the provision of vaccines is 33.1%. The students’ attitude in giving informed consent before the vaccination is 70.8% or 109 students choose this attitude. Education before giving the vaccine is as many as 89 students choose doubtful attitude. While the students’ attitude that the tahnik method can be an alternative as a substitute for vaccines is 89 students (57.8%) state disagree. Conclusion: The lack of students’ knowledge towards Aluminum content, Thimerosal and formaldehyde in vaccines, but the students know that long-term side effects of Hepatitis B Vaccine contains Aluminum, Thimerosal and Formaldehyde can cause damage to the central nervous system. Regarding the students’ attitude towards Hepatitis B immunization, the students agree with the immunization program promoted by the government but they agree that if informed consent is taken and do not know the sanction if they block or reject the immunization program from the government.