Health is always an important value for human beings and the most fundamental condition of life. Health is perceived differently influenced by many factors including education, experience, knowledge, culture, and environment. The study aimed to explore community perception of health, including causes of diseases, and choices of help for health problems in rural setting in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The study is a qualitative ethnography with several data collection methods including semi structured in-depth interviews, small group discussion, informal conversations, photography, and direct observation. Study location was in Bangkurung sub-district. The study found that health is perceived as a power, energy, normal physiology of human body, and ability to work normally. Participants understood and believed that health is influenced by many factors including environment, food, lifestyle, social interaction and the rise of megycism, traditionally prohibited behaviors, religious belief, mind, and workload. Community members commonly used both medical treatment and traditional healing methods.
The online system applied during this pandemic changes the interaction pattern between lecturers and students and will affect the learning environment. Therefore, researchers are interested in knowing students' perceptions while participating in online culture in terms of their interactions and learning environment. This was a cross-sectional descriptive design. The subjects of this study were undergraduate medical students of the Tadulako University who attended online lectures during the Covid-19 pandemic from March to June 2020. 214 first to third-year students took part in this survey. The questionnaire consisted of 22 questions, which were divided into two parts, namely 10 questions for student interactions and 12 questions for learning environment. The perception between lecturers and students and students between students has not satisfying, as well as the learning environment. Therefore, to solve the problems, the institution has to create a well-organized online learning method and strengthen the role of lecturers in engaging students in the learning process.
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