Relationship between Traders Behaviour in Applying Health Protocols to Covid-19 Incidents in the New Normal Era at Batam's Botania Market

Abstract

The implementation of health protocols is an effort made to ensure that individuals and communities remain healthy and protected from Covid-19. In the working area of ​​the Batam City Health Center, the highest number of Covid-19 cases is in the first place. This study aims to determine the relationship between the behaviour of market traders and the new normal era of Covid-19 cases at the Batam Botania Market. This research is a quantitative analytic observational study with a cross-sectional design. The population in this study amounted to 57 respondents using the total sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire. The results showed that there was a relationship between attitudes (p-value = 0.006 <a 0.05) and actions (p-value = 0.053 <a 0.05) and there was no relationship between knowledge (p-value = 1.000 >a 0, 05) on the Covid-19 case at the Batam Botania Market. Suggestions for the community to further improve behaviour in the main family environment, in order to increase efforts to prevent transmission of the Covid-19 virus during the current pandemic. The conclusion of the study is that there is no relationship between knowledge and action in the application of health protocols during the Covid-19 period. There is a relationship between the attitude toward applying health protocols to the incidence of Covid-19. Suggestions for the public to apply health protocols during the Covid-19 period to avoid widespread spread.