COVID-19 has developed into a pandemic and the transmission chart of this new type of disease has ups and downs from day today. The duration of handling COVID-19 is related to the public's level of awareness and knowledge about COVID-19 and its prevention procedures. The level of public awareness and knowledge cannot be separated from socio-demographic factors. This study aims to analyze whether there is a relationship between socio-demography and the level of public knowledge about COVID-19. This study is a cross-sectional study, with a total sample size of 313. The subjects of this study were the people of Tegal City with a minimum age of 18 years. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis. The results showed that most of the respondents' knowledge level was at a sufficient level (71.25%). This study also shows that there is no relationship between gender and age with the level of knowledge (p-value 0.184 & 0.147), while between education and work and the level of knowledge (p-value 0.000 & 0.009). The level of public knowledge is still at the intermediate level, so health promotion activities are needed to raise awareness about COVID-19.
Pandemi COVID-19 sudah berlangsung relatif lama, tetapi belum ada tanda-tanda berakhir. Banyak faktor yang menyebabkan pemutusan rantai penularan COVID-19 tidak optimal. Salah satu penyebabnya adalah kurangnya kesadaran masyarakat untuk menerapkan protokol kesehatan secara ketat. Selama pandemi COVID-19 berlangsung masih banyak ditemukan masyarakat yang enggan menjaga menjaga jarak dan tidak mengenakan masker wajah di ruang publik. Kemungkinan besar, kondisi ini sebagai dampak dari kurangnya pengetahuan tentang COVID-19. Penelitian ini secara umum bertujuan untuk menganalisis korelasi antara pengetahuan dengan tindakan pencegahan COVID-19. Peneliti menggunakan rancangan potong lintang (cross-sectional) dan observasional analitik. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Kota Tegal, dengan subjek penelitian masyarakat yang berusia 18 tahun ke atas. Ukuran sampel penelitian adalah sebanyak 313 orang. Data dikumpulkan pada bulan Desember 2020-Januari 2021 dengan menyebarkan kueisoner secara daring dengan memanfaatkan aplikasi Googleform dan WhatsApp. Hasil studi memperlihatkan bahwa mayoritas pengetahuan dan tindakan pencegahan penularan COVID-19 responden berada pada kategori cukup. Penelitian ini juga mengindikasikan adanya korelasi yang bermakna antara pengetahuan dan aktivitas pencegahan COVID-19 (P-value = 0,014), yang berarti tingkat pengetahuan berperan dalam kegiatan pencegahan COVID-19.
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