Pengetahuan dan praktik masyarakat Indonesia dalam menghadapi pandemi Covid-19

Abstract

Background: Increasing cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia every day and creating new clusters. One of the reasons for the increase in cases is the level of knowledge about COVID-19. Knowledge is a person's foundation in practicing his activities every day. A good practice is based on a good level of knowledge.Objectives: The research objective is to see an overview of the knowledge and practices of Indonesian society in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design with 6,557 respondents, the criteria were above 16 years old who live in Indonesia. The research was conducted in June 2020. The questionnaire is an e-survey using google form media and is distributed via social media (Whatsapp, Facebook, and Instagram). The knowledge and practice of the people in this statistical analysis used only univariate analysis.Results: The results show that in general the knowledge of the Indonesian people is correct from the 12 questions asked. The mean score of knowledge of male respondents was 75.13±29.47, while for women it was 77.16±26.50. The average practice score of male respondents was 81.33±19.95, while the female respondents were 87.18±16.13.Conclusion: The higher the knowledge, the better the community practices in preventing and reducing the transmission of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Level of Knowledge and Behavior of Implementing Health Protocols for Mothers of Toddler during Covid-19 Pandemic

“…Therefore, mother's knowledge about implementing health protocols is very important in order to properly implement COVID-19 prevention measures. Because knowledge will affect the behavior of implementing health protocols, where high knowledge can produce a positive attitude in protective measures against COVID-19, and vice versa mothers who do not have knowledge related to implementing health protocols will have an impact on their behavior in implementing health protocols (Yunianto et al, 2020).…”

“…So the role of the family, especially mothers who spend a lot of time with toddlers, has an important influence in preventing COVID-19. Specifically, the mother's role in preventing COVID-19 in children is to protect and ensure that all family members adopt a clean and healthy lifestyle, by implementing health protocols such as washing hands as often as possible, using masks if they have to do activities outside the home and maintaining a safe distance or social distancing, consuming healthy food and getting enough rest (Yunianto et al, 2020). Another way that can be done by parents in maintaining the health of their children is by habituating clean and healthy living behavior in the home environment (Gori, 2022).…”