<![CDATA[AbstrakPandemi Covid-19 yang terus berlanjut menyebabkan krisis kesehatan pada banyak negara, termasuk Indonesia. Hal ini disebabkan oleh kemampuan virus yang menyebar dengan cepat. Kota Bandung, sebagai salah satu kota dengan jumlah penduduk yang padat juga terkena dampak dari pandemi ini. Untuk mengatasi pandemi, pemerintah Indonesia melakukan upaya seperti penerapan physical distancing, di mana pada aturan tersebut masyarakat diimbau untuk mencuci tangan dengan benar, menjauhi kerumunan, selalu menggunakan masker, dsb. Pandemi dan rasa khawatir masyarakat berpengaruh pada salah satu budaya bangsa Indonesia, yakni budaya makan dengan tangan. Budaya ini sudah dilakukan sejak dahulu kala dan dilakukan secara turun-temurun oleh masyarakat Indonesia. Pada penelitian ini, akan ditentukan pengaruh budaya makan dengan tangan terhadap penyebaran Covid-19 di Kota Bandung, beserta faktor lain yang memungkinkan terjadinya penyebaran Covid-19 tersebut. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara kualitatif dengan cara studi literatur, pencarian data dari sampel melalui pengisian kuesioner, dan analisis data secara korelasi parsial. Dari segi kuantitatif, analisis data dilakukan dengan menaksir data kebiasaan penduduk Kota Bandung dari data sampel melalui pencarian selang kepercayaan dengan taraf signifikansi 95%. Berdasarkan data dari 102 responden, didapatkan bahwa 15.7% responden pernah terjangkit Covid-19, 98% persen responden selalu menggunakan masker saat keluar rumah, dan 42.2% responden pernah berkerumun saat pandemi. Dengan penaksiran selang kepercayaan, didapatkan penduduk Kota Bandung yang pernah ataupun yang belum pernah terjangkit Covid-19 memiliki frekuensi makan dengan tangan “kadang-kadangâ€. Penduduk Kota Bandung yang pernah terjangkit Covid-19 mencuci tangan dengan benar sebelum makan, baik dengan tangan maupun peralatan makan, dengan frekuensi “kadang-kadang†sampai “sangat seringâ€, sedangkan yang tidak pernah terjangkit Covid-19 mencuci tangan dengan benar sebelum makan dengan frekuensi “sangat seringâ€. Dari hal tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa budaya makan dengan tangan tidak berpengaruh terhadap penyebaran Covid-19 di Kota Bandung. Hal yang mempengaruhi penyebaran Covid-19 adalah kebiasaan mencuci tangan, menggunakan masker, dan stay at home.Kata Kunci: covid-19; budaya; makan dengan tangan AbstractThe ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has caused a health crisis in many countries, including Indonesia. This is due to the ability of the virus to spread quickly. The city of Bandung, as one of the cities with a dense population, has also been affected by this pandemic. To overcome the pandemic, the Indonesian government has made efforts such as implementing physical distancing, in which the public is advised to wash their hands properly, stay away from crowds, always wear masks, etc. The pandemic and people's worries have an effect on one of the Indonesian cultures, namely the culture of eating with hands. This culture has been carried out since a very long time ago and is carried out from generation to generation by the people of Indonesia. In this study, it will determine the influence of the culture of eating with hands on the spread of Covid-19 in Bandung City, along with other factors that allow the spread of Covid-19. This research was conducted qualitatively by means of a literature study, searching for data from samples through filling out questionnaires, and analyzing data by partial correlation. From a quantitative point of view, data analysis was carried out by estimating the habit data of the population of Bandung from the sample data by searching for a confidence interval with a significance level of 95%. Based on data from 102 respondents, it was found that 15.7% of respondents has been infected by Covid-19, 98% percent of respondents always used masks when leaving the house, and 42.2% of respondents had gone out in crowds during a pandemic. By using a confidence interval estimation, it was found that residents of Bandung City who have or have never been infected with Covid-19 have a frequency of eating with their hands "sometimes". Residents of Bandung City who have been infected with Covid-19 wash their hands properly before eating, both with hands and cutlery, with a frequency of "sometimes" to "very often", while those who have never been infected with Covid-19 wash their hands properly before eating. with a "very frequent" frequency. From this, it can be concluded that the culture of eating with hands has no effect on the spread of Covid-19 in the city of Bandung. Things that affect the spread of Covid-19 are the habits of washing hands, wearing masks, and staying at home.Key Words: covid-19, culture, eat with hands]]>
