Knowledge and Attitude Relationship With Prevention Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19)

Abstract

Corona Virus Disease or what is often called COVID-19 is a problem in the world and also in Indonesia. Data on positive cases of COVID-19 in West Lombok as of 1 May 2020 were 35 positive cases. According to WHO, COVID-19 is spread from person to person through tiny droplets from the nose or mouth that are spread when a person coughs or exhales. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude relationship with prevention Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19). This research method is an analytical observational study. The population are the house wife count of 626.941 and the sample technique is proportional sampling a number of 364 people. The data was collected with instrument as be a questioner. The data analysis used is the Chi-Square test. The result shows that there was a relationship between knowledge and Covid-19 transmission prevention behavior. The OR value of 27.8 indicates that people with good knowledge have a 27.8 times chance of doing prevention. The relationship between attitudes and behavior to prevent Covid-19 transmission has an OR value of 41.8, indicating that people who are positive have 41.8 times the chance to take prevention compared to those who are negative. In conclusion, a person's knowledge and attitude about COVID-19 will affect the prevention of transmission of covid-19 in communities in West Lombok.

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