The high risk and incidence of being infected with covid-19, therefore the behavior of preventing the transmission of viruses is very important, education needs to be carried out on how to prevent behavior. The role of medical students in preventing the transmission of covid-19 is to help educate the public, especially those around them regarding concrete actions to protect themselves during this pandemic, namely frequently washing hands with soap every time they handle foreign objects, wearing masks every time they leave the house, implementing a healthy living system and staying safe. The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes towards clean living behavior of health students. This research uses a cross-sectional survey design. The population in this study were all midwifery students of Semester 2 Polytechnic 'Aisyiyah Pontianak, which amounted to 67 respondents. There is no significant relationship between the knowledge factor (p = 0.353) and the attitude factor (p = 0.864) on the clean living behavior of health students. There is no significant relationship between the knowledge factor and the attitude factor towards the clean living behavior of health students regarding the myths and facts of the covid-19 pandemic. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Clean Living Behavior
Latar Belakang: Penambahan kasus baru sebanyak 23 pasien yang terkonfirmasi positif Covid-19 di Kota Pontianak, Kabupaten Mempawah, Kabupaten Landak, Kabupaten Kubu Raya, Kabupaten Sanggau dan Kota Singkawang, sehingga jumlah keseluruhan kasus yang terkonfirmasi positif mencapai 118 kasus, dengan 11 orang dinyatakan sembuh dan 3 orang meninggal dunia. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan terhadap sikap masyarakat mengenai mitos dan fakta yang beredar di masyarakat. Metode: Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah desain survey cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah masyarakat Kota Pontianak dengan teknik pengambilan sampel convenience sampling. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 119 responden yang berusia minimal 15 tahun. Hasil Penelitian: Berdasarkan hasil analisis univariat didapati pengetahuan kurang responden sebesar 59,7%, dan sikap mendukung responden sebesar 58,8%. Hasil analisis bivariat didapati tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara faktor pengetahuan terhadap sikap masyarakat mengenai mitos dan fakta pandemi Covid-19 (p=0,215). Simpulan: Hasil analisis diperoleh pengetahuan masyarakat berpengetahuan kurang, sikap masyarakat bersikap mendukung dan tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara faktor pengetahuan terhadap sikap masyarakat mengenai mitos dan fakta pandemi Covid-19. Kata kunci: Pengetahuan, Sikap, Mitos dan Fakta, Covid-19
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