Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Indonesian residents regarding COVID-19: A national cross-sectional survey

Abstract

<p>Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection has been a major public health-related issue worldwide, including Indonesia. The COVID-19 cases still escalating until this study finished in June 2020 due to the disease positively spreading from person to person. To reduce the spreading of the disease, investigating Indonesian’s knowledge, attitudes, and practice on COVID prevention and mitigation during the outbreak period was crucial. A survey cross-sectional was conducted and using social networking apps to recruit participants. All Indonesian residents who have 18 years old and over and living in Indonesia during the COVID-19 outbreak were voluntarily invited to participate in this study. There are 3464 participants involved in this study. The mean age was 27.63 years, and mostly were women, domicile in Java, held bachelor degrees, students, Muslims, and single/never married. The lowest mean practices score was found among residents who live in Maluku, Papua, and Papua Barat, senior high qualification, unemployed, indigenous religions, and single/never married. The majority of Indonesian residents have good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practice to promote COVID-19 prevention and mitigation to reduce the pandemic spreading within the country. However, there is a lack of knowledge, attitudes, and practice among a particular group of participants.</p>

Perception of information about COVID-19 and protective behaviours in relation to feelings of anxiety and happiness

“…In regard to health protective behavior to prevent the spreading of the virus, we found a high to moderate percentages of participants implementing cough and sneezing etiquettes, avoiding handshakes, physical distancing, staying at home, and wearing a mask. This findings is in line with a study involving 3,464 general population in Indonesia that found the majority of participants show good practices to prevent and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic [40]. Protective behaviors that tend to be implemented less frequently were washing hands and doing regular exercise at home.…”

Gambaran Pengetahuan, Sikap, dan Praktik Pencegahan COVID-19 pada Penderita Hipertensi

“…Hasil ini serupa dengan hasil penelitian pada masyarakat di Indonesia, ditemukan bahwa karakteristik sosio-demografis, yaitu jenis kelamin, wilayah tempat tinggal saat ini, latar belakang pendidikan, jenis pekerjaan, agama, dan status perkawinan memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan pengetahuan tentang COVID-19. 14 Penelitian di Bangladesh juga menemukan hasil bahwa usia, tingkat pendidikan dan distribusi geografis memiliki hubungan yang signifikan terhadap pengetahuan. Responden yang memiliki latar belakang pendidikan dasar memiliki skor pengetahuan terendah dibandingkan dengan semua responden kelompok pendidikan lainnya.…”

“…Hasil ini bertolak belakang dengan penelitian di Indonesia yang menemukan bahwa jenis kelamin, latar belakang pendidikan, jenis pekerjaan, dan karakteristik agama menunjukkan korelasi yang signifikan terhadap sikap. 14 Responden setuju bahwa penderita hipertensi lebih rentan terkena COVID-19 (56,3%) dan kemungkinan tertular COVID-19 besar karena menderita hipertensi (53,6%). Hasil penelitian ini serupa dengan penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Huynh et al 12 bahwa mayoritas responden (90,8%) yang merupakan penderita penyakit kronis memiliki sikap yang positif terhadap COVID-19 dan 66,5% responden setuju bahwa mereka memiliki kemungkinan tertular COVID-19.…”

“…Temuan ini serupa dengan penelitian di Indonesia yang menunjukkan bahwa jenis kelamin, wilayah tempat tinggal, latar belakang pendidikan, jenis pekerjaan, afiliasi agama, dan status perkawinan berhubungan dengan praktik. 14 Separuh responden (58,5%) sudah melakukan praktik pencegahan COVID-19 dengan baik. Sebagian responden (61,2%) selalu mencuci tangan menggunakan sabun minimal 20 detik dan selalu mencuci tangan setelah mengganti masker (76,5%).…”