Comparison of Public Awareness of Personal Hygiene before and during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Abstract

BackgroundA serious world problem today is Covid-19 problem with the number of cases continuing to increase. 175 countries have been exposed to COVID-19 in early March 2020 with a transmission rate of 435,493 cases, then an increase of 89.6 million cases with a death toll of 1.93 million in 2021 [1]. Corona Virus Disease-19 has become a non-natural national disaster Positive cases of COVID-19 with the number of confirmed cases reaching 377,541 and patients recovering as many as 301,006 people, while the mortality rate for COVID-19 in Southeast Asia is the highest at 8.9% for Indonesia [2]. In Kendari City, the number of positive COVID-19 cases was 2117, 346 recovered, 29 died and 742 are still being treated. In Kendari City there are 15 health centers, Perumnas Health Center ranks 10th highest Corona Virus disease in Kendari City [3]. Based on data from the Perumnas Public Health Center, the number of confirmed cases of Corona positive continued to increase from March to October 2020 with a total of 103 confirmed positive cases with 6 deaths. Positive confirmed cases in the Work Area of the Perumnas Health Center are more dominant than other Puskesmas areas, namely Poasia, Jati Raya and Lepo-Lepo which occupy the highest order of COVID-19 cases with the number of cases ranging from 43-50