Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior of The Community in Preventing the Spread of Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19)
Indonesian Case
Keywords:
Covid-19, Knowledge, Attitudes Behavior, Health CenterAbstract
Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) becomes a pandemic of serious world problems. Prevention of spread becomes a shared responsibility between government, health workers and community participation. Community participation in efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has been consciously carried out. However, the level of community participation is still not in accordance with what is expected so that in some areas there are still high cases of COVID-19. This research was conducted to analyze factors related to community participation in the Prevention of the Spread of COVID-19. It applied descriptive analysis, distributing closed-door questions to 397 respondents in Biru Health Center Work Area – Indonesia. Simple random sampling technique of data collection with questionnaires. Data was processed using by calculating frequency and percentage. This study shows that 47.6% of the public has good knowledge, 50.1% of the community has adequate attitudes and 46.9% of the public have sufficient behavior in the prevention of the spread COVID-19.
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