Study of Covid-19 Prevention: Diet and Physical Activity During Large-Scale Social Restrictions in West Sumatera

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease or known as COVID-19 is currently a global health problem. COVID-19 is a new disease caused by a virus called Sars-Cov-2. The first case in West Sumatera Province was reported on March 18, 2020. As of May 2, 2020, total of 182 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in West Sumatera Province. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia has issued Government Regulation Number 21 of 2020 concerning Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in the framework of the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19. Therefore this study aims to determine dietary pattern and physical activity of the people in West Sumatera during the PSBB during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This research is a quantitative study using survey approach. The results showed that more than half of the respondents sometimes eat snacks every day. Nearly half of the respondents consumed fresh food every day, sometimes consumed processed food the last few days, ate side dishes containing animal protein, and sometimes ate more portions during PSBB. The physical activities that are often carried out by respondents during the PSBB are washing / cooking / sweeping / mopping, walking, aerobics, playing video games, gardening and other physical activity. It is recommended that people maintain a balanced diet and regularly carry out physical activities, especially during this pandemic.

The correlates of physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic among Indonesian young adults

“…[ 34 ] That study also found that even countries which had relatively low COVID-19 infection rates and have therefore do not imposed lockdowns, such as South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, also exhibited decreases in overall step counts. [ 34 ] That study, though, did not include data from Indonesia and other southeast Asian regions; thus our study as well as other studies in Indonesia[ 39 40 ] in part contributed to confirm the decrease of physical activity levels in this region during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

“…While few studies have assessed physical activity levels in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic,[ 39 40 ] to our knowledge, this study is the first longitudinal study comparing the physical activity levels before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among previously active young adults in Indonesia. We found that physical activity levels decreased significantly during the pandemic.…”