Overview of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Public Health Protocols in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era (Rapid Review)

Maryam Nisrina (a:1:{s:5:"en_US"s:49:"Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Padjadjaran"})
Wahyu Hidayat (Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Padjadjaran)
Tenny Setiani Dewi (Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Padjadjaran)

Journal of Midwifery and Health Science of Sultan Agung
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): JMHSA

Health protocols play an important role in suppressing COVID-19 transmission and reducing its incidence. Indonesian people's awareness of health protocols has gradually changed throughout the pandemic. These changes occur slowly, requiring government intervention and regulations to encourage and enforce consistent adherence to health protocols. This study employed a literature review using a rapid review approach. Scientific articles were searched through Google Scholar, PubMed, and ScienceDirect using keywords and Boolean operators: “Knowledge” AND “Attitude” AND “Practice” AND “Health Protocol” AND (“SARS-CoV-2” OR “COVID-19”). The PICO framework included society as Population, COVID-19 health protocols as Intervention, foreign communities as Comparison, and knowledge, attitudes, and practices as Outcomes. Based on various databases, there are 1,090 scientific articles identified through Google Scholar, 5 scientific articles identified through PubMed, and 62 scientific articles identified through ScienceDirect. A total of 10 selected scientific articles that discuss knowledge, attitudes, and application of public health protocols in Indonesia and abroad. Knowledge, attitudes, and application of health protocols to people abroad are better than those of Indonesian people. Knowledge and attitudes regarding health protocols in Indonesian and foreign communities are good, but in Indonesian society there are still applications that are not optimal.