Penyuluhan Penyebaran Covid-19 Dengan Pendekatan Participatory Action Research Dalam Menanggapi Berita Hoax Pada Media Sosial

Ade Gohan, Muhammad
Andayan, Melia
Naufal, Muhammad
Masliana, Masliana

Jurnal IPTEK Bagi Masyarakat
Vol 1 No 2 (2021)

The counseling carried out by UINSU KKN-215 students in Kampung Nelayan Indah was due to the lack of public awareness of the spread of Covid-19 and the lack of maintaining health protocols according to government regulations. The counseling aims to foster a sense of public concern for the spread of Covid-19 and also expects residents to always use health protocols when outside their homes. Providing knowledge so that the public becomes smarter in responding to hoax news circulating on social media. The method used in counseling is Participatory Action Research (PAR) with the main pillars of approach, action, and participation. Based on the results obtained from the questionnaire given to the outreach participants, it can be concluded that the public has become more concerned about the spread of COVID-19 and has always maintained health protocols and the public has been able to sort out hoax and real information.