International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE)
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023): January-May

The Relationship Level of Knowledge and Community Attitude and Behavior Towards the Prevention of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Working Area of the Pasar Merah Health Center

Zuhra Fauzia (Unknown)
Zaim Anshari (Unknown)
Anna Yusria (Unknown)
Aulia (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Apr 2023

Abstract

The rapid spread of the virus and the ever-increasing incidence of COVID-19 must be stopped immediately with specific prevention and treatment. Communities have a big role in preventing COVID-19. Good knowledge and a positive attitude and behavior in preventing COVID-19 can be an effort to stop the transmission of COVID-19. This research was conducted to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and attitudes and behavior of the community towards the prevention of COVID-19 in the working area of the Pasar Merah Health Center. This research is analytic observational with a cross-sectional study design. The number of research samples was 100 people who were taken using the simple random sampling method and the data was taken through a questionnaire which was immediately filled in, so that the data collected was primary data. Bivariate analysis using somers'd test. Of the 100 samples, it shows that as many as 88% of the people at the Pasar Merah Health Center have good knowledge, 93% have good attitudes, and 80% have good behavior. The results of the bivariate test using the somers'd correlation test between the level of knowledge and attitudes obtained p value = 0.003 (<0.05). The results of the correlation test between the level of knowledge and behavior obtained p value = 0.001 (<0.05). Based on the results of this study, it can be seen that there is a significant relationship between knowledge and attitudes and behavior of the community towards preventing the COVID-19 pandemic in the working area of the Pasar Merah Health Center.

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Journal Info

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ijphe

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE), ISSN 2809-9826 (online) has a subject area as follows, but is not limited to the following health areas that are reproduction health, medical service, health statistics, health management, oral hygiene, medical bio, civilized environmental ...