PeerRev_Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards covid-19 among university students in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study

Tentama, Fatwa (2021) PeerRev_Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards covid-19 among university students in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study. Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES), International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS).

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Abstract

The presence of asymptomatic people exacerbates the widespread Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission. The majority of them come from young people. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice related to COVID-19 among university students in Indonesia, and the potential factor influenced their knowledge. A cross-sectional study involved 1,427 university students were carried out using an online survey from March 28 to April 10, 2020. A structured questionnaire consist of six sections focuses on knowledge, attitude, and preventive measure related to COVID-19 was used to collect the data. The analysis was performed using descriptive, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results of the analysis indicated a significant difference in terms of mean between males and females regarding knowledge about preventing and protect others from COVID-19, the risk factor of getting COVID-19 infection, and knowledge that COVID-19 is curable. Knowledge total score among the respondent, there was a significant difference within the research group. This study demonstrates that the respondent has a basic knowledge about COVID-19 and the proper attitude, but it seems they are not consistent on practice in a particular measure.

Item Type:	Other
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisi / Prodi:	Faculty of Psychology (Fakultas Psikologi) > S1-Psychology (S1-Psikologi)
Depositing User:	Dr. Fatwa Tentama, S.Psi., M.Si.
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2022 01:07
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2022 01:07
URI:	http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/31707

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