Gambaran perilaku masyarakat terhadap pencegahan COVID-19 di Kecamatan Amurang

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  • Ang Lucia Baguna Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado
  • Iyone E. T. Siagian Universitas Sam Ratulangi
  • Dina V. Rombot Universitas Sam Ratulangi

Abstract

Background: The Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to various countries in the world, including Indonesia. In response to this, the Indonesian government makes policies and regulations to control and prevent COVID-19. To ensure success in controlling and preventing COVID-19, community compliance is very important, which is largely influenced by the knowledge, attitudes, and actions of the community.

Objective: To describe the behavior of the community towards the prevention of COVID-19 in Amurang District.

Methods: This research is descriptive with a cross-sectional or cross-sectional design, which will be conducted in September-November 2021. Using the simple random sampling method, 110 respondents met the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Results and Conclusion: The level of knowledge of the people in Amurang District about COVID-19 in the good category is 87 people (79.1%), the attitude of the people in Amurang District about COVID-19 in the good category is 81 people (73.6%), and community actions in the Amurang District Amurang numbered 91 people (82.7%).

Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Action, COVID-19

Author Biographies

Iyone E. T. Siagian, Universitas Sam Ratulangi

Bagian Ilmu Kedokteran Komunitas Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi

Dina V. Rombot, Universitas Sam Ratulangi

Bagian Ilmu Kedokteran Komunitas Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi

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Published

2021-12-31

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Baguna AL, Siagian IET, Rombot DV. Gambaran perilaku masyarakat terhadap pencegahan COVID-19 di Kecamatan Amurang. J Kedokt Kom Tropik [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];9(2). Available from: https://ejournal.unsrat.ac.id/v3/index.php/JKKT/article/view/40854

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