Hasil Cek_Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among university students in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study

Sulistyawati, Sulistyawati and hidayat, muhammad syamsu and Wijayanti, Siwi Pramatama Mars and Sukesi, Tri Wahyuni and Hastuti, Siti Kurnia Widi and Mulasari, Surahma Asti and Tentama, Fatwa and Rokhmayanti, Rokhmayanti and Putra, Ulinnuha Yudiansa and Nur Djannah, Sitti (2021) Hasil Cek_Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among university students in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS), 10 (4). pp. 735-743. ISSN 2252-8806

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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:	Artikel Umum
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisi / Prodi:	Faculty of Public Health (Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat) > FKM Doc
Depositing User:	Dra Sitti Nur Djannah
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2022 04:30
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2022 04:30
URI:	http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/31901

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