HIGEIA (Journal of Public Health Research and Development)
Vol 6 No 1 (2022): HIGEIA: January 2022

Perilaku Pencegahan COVID-19 pada Lanjut Usia

Aprilianingtyas, Della (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2022

Abstract

Abstrak Puskesmas Winong I memiliki kasus konfirmasi Covid-19 sebanyak 103, Case Fatality Rate tertinggi berada pada usia ≥65 tahun sebesar 29%, diikuti usia 56 – 65 tahun sebesar 24%. Hasil studi pendahuluan menunjukkan bahwa penerapan perilaku pencegahan Covid-19 pada lansia masih rendah. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui faktor–faktor yang berhubungan dengan perilaku pencegahan Covid-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross sectional selama Juli-Agustus 2021. Sampel minimal penelitian sebanyak 291 lanjut usia, diambil dengan cluster sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa kuesioner. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji Chi Square. Hasil penelitian menyebutkan bahwa variabel yang berhubungan dengan perilaku pencegahan Covid-19 pada lanjut usia yaitu jenis kelamin (p=0,005), tingkat pendidikan (p=0,000), tingkat pengetahuan (p=0,000), sikap (p=0,002), dukungan keluarga (p=0,000), dan akses informasi (p=0,015). Variabel yang tidak berhubungan dengan perilaku pencegahan Covid-19 yaitu dukungan tokoh masyarakat (p=0,483) dan dukungan tenaga kesehatan (p=0,317). Simpulan penelitian ini adalah jenis kelamin, tingkat pendidikan, tingkat pengetahuan, sikap, dukungan keluarga, akses informasi berhubungan dengan perilaku pencegahan Covid-19 pada lanjut usia. Abstract Puskesmas Winong I has 103 confirmed Covid-19 cases, the highest of case fatality rate was age ≥65 years of 29%, followed by age 56 – 65 years of 24%. The results of the preliminary study show that the implementation of Covid-19 prevention behavior in the elderly is still low. This research aim to find what are the factors related to the behavior of preventing Covid-19. Type of research is observational analytics using cross sectional design during July-August 2021. The minimum sample is 291 elderly taken by cluster sampling techniques. The instrument research used is a questionnaire. Data analyzed using SPSS with Chi Square test. Variables related to Covid-19 prevention behavior in this study are gender (p=0,005), education level (p=0,000), knowledge (p=0,000), attitude (p=0,002), family support (p=0,000), dan information access (p=0,015). Variables not related to Covid-19 prevention behavior are community leader support (p=0,483) and health support (p=0,317). The Conclusion of this study is gender, education level, knowledge, attitude, family support, information access related with Covid-19 prevention behavior in the elderly. Keyword: COVID-19, Prevention Behavior, The Elderly

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Journal Info

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higeia

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Public Health

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The "Higeia" (Journal of Public Health Research and Development) is a scientific periodical journal containing scientific papers in the form of qualitative and quantitative research reports or research articles (original article research paper) with focus on epidemiology, biostatistics and ...