Good Knowledge of COVID-19 Increased Preventive Behavior on Last Year Undergraduate Medical Students at University of Jember, East Java, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Indonesia is in first place in ASEAN regarding the high number of confirmed cases and deaths of Covid-19 on November 9, 2020. This can be caused by a lack of preventive behavior related to Covid-19, one of which is influenced by knowledge. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge level of Covid-19 and Covid-19 preventive behavior in last year undergraduate medical students at University of Jember.
Subjects and Method: A cross sectional study was conducted online through a questionnaire that will be distributed using Google form in May 2021. A total of 121 last year undergraduate medical students at University of Jember were enrolled using a total sampling technique. The dependent variable is level of knowledge related to Covid-19 and the independent variable is Covid-19 preventive behavior. The data obtained through Google form will be analyzed using the SPSS version 26.0 application and using the Spearman Rho Correlation method.
Results: Based on univariate analytic, 97.5% students have a good knowledge and 90.9% students perform high preventive behavior of Covid-19. Bivariate analytic by testing correlation ¬between one’s knowledge of Covid-19 and the preventive behavior obtained p <0.001 correlation coefficient of 0.504.
Conclusion: The good knowledge of Covid-19 increased preventive behavior on last year undergraduate medical students at University of Jember.
Keywords: Physical distancing, Covid-19, online questionnaire.
Correspondence: Ancah Caesarina Novi Marchianti. Faculty of Medicine, University of Jember. Jl. Kalimantan Tegalboto 37, Jember, East Java, Indonesia. Email: ancah@unej.ac.id. Mobile Phone:+62331-337877.
Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior (2021), 06(02): 97-103
https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpb.2021.06.02.02
References
ASEAN (2020) The Coronavirus in Asia and ASEAN Live Updates by Country. Available at: https://www.asean-briefing.com/news/coronavirus-asia-asean-live-updates-by-country/#aseancoronavirusupdatesliveup datesbycountryHeader (Accessed: November 9, 2020).
Aziz M, Garini PW. (2020). The association between knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19and interest in online lecture of pre-clinic and clinic secretariat students of faculty of medicine, Majalah Kedokteran Sriwijaya, 52(4).
Dahlan MS (2015). Statistik untuk Kedokteran dan Kesehatan:Deskriptif, Bivariat, dan Multivariat. Jakarta: Epidemiologi Indonesia.
Galvin CJ, Li YC (Jack), Malwade S and Syed-Abdul S (2020). COVID-19 Preventive Measures Showing an Unintended Decline in Infectious Diseases in Taiwan. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 98, pp: 18–20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.062.
Gao Z, Ying S, Liu J, Zhang H, Li J, Ma C. (2020). A cross-sectional study: Comparing the attitude and knowledge of medical and non-medical students toward 2019 novel coronavirus. Journal of infection and public health, 13(10), 14191423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2020.06.031
Khoidrudin A, Pohan VY, Riwayati (2011). Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku perawat dalam menerapkan prosedur tindakan pencegahan universal Di IBS RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang. Jurnal Keperawatan FIKKes. 4(1): 1–18.
Lu H, Stratton CW, Tang, YW (2020). Outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China: The mystery and the miracle, Journal of Medical Virology, 92, pp. 401–402. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25678.
Mustafa RM, Alrabadi NN, Alshali RZ, Khader YS, Ahmad DM (2020). Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior, and Stress Related to COVID-19 among Undergraduate Health Care Students in Jordan. European journal of dentistry, 14(S01),S50–S55. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1719212
Pemerintah Provinsi Jatim (2020) Peta Sebaran COVID-19 Jatim. Available at: http://infocovid19.jatimprov.go.id/ (Accessed: June 28, 2020).
Ramadhani F, Nuryani (2020) Pengetahuan Berkorelasi Positif dengan Perilaku Pencegahan COVID–19 pada Mahasiswa di Gorontalo. Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (JIKA), 2(3): 108–117.
Kemenkes RI (2020). Pedoman Kesiap-siagaan Menghadapi Infeksi COVID-19, Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia. Available at: https://www.kemkes.go.id/resources/download/infoterkini/Coronavirus/DOKUMEN-RESMI_Pedoman_Kesiapsiagaan_nCoV_Indonesia_28 Jan 2020.pdf.
Sari DP, Sholihah N, Atiqoh (2020). Hubungan Antara Pengetahuan Masyarakat dengan Kepatuhan Penggunaan Masker Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan COVID-19 di Ngronggah,” INFOKES Journal, 10(1), pp. 52–5. Available at: http://ojs.udb.ac.id/index.php/infokes/article/view/850.
Siddiqui, AA, Alshammary F, Amin J, Rathore HA, Hassan I, Ilyas M, Alam MK (2020). Knowledge and practice regarding prevention of COVID-19 among the Saudi Arabian population. Work (Reading Mass), 66(4), 767–775. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-203223.
Sukesih et al. (2020). Pengetahuan dan sikap mahasiswa kesehatan tentang pencegahan COVID-19 di Indonesia. Jurnal Ilmu Keperawatan dan Kebidanan, 11(2): 258–264.
Syadidurrahmah F, Muntahaya F, Islamiyah SZ, Fitriani TA, Nisa H (2020). Perilaku Physical Distancing Mahasiswa UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta pada Masa Pandemi COVID-19, Perilaku dan Promosi Kesehatan: Indones J Health Promot Behav. 2(1): 29. doi: 10.47034/ppk.v2i1.4004.
Taghrir MH, Borazjani R, Shiraly R (2020). COVID-19 and Iranian Medical Students; A Survey on Their Related Knowledge, Preventive Behaviors and Risk Perception. Archives of Iranian medicine, 23(4): 249–254. https://doi.org/10.34172/aim.2020.06.
Widyaningrum N, Putri DY, Wilopo (2020). Gambaran Penerapan Physical Distancing Sebagai Upaya Menekan Persebaran COVID-19 Di Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 1.NUSANTARA: Jurnal Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial, 7(2): 470–481. Http://dx.doi.org/10.3160-4/jips.v7i2.020.470-481.
World Health Organization (2020) WHO Director General’s remarks at the media briefing on 2019-nCoV on 11 February 2020. Available at: https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/whodirectorgeneralsremarksatthemediabriefingon-2019-ncov-on-11-february-2020 (Accessed: June 28, 2020).
Yanti B, Mulyadi E, Wahiddun, Novika RGH, Arina YMD, Martani NS, Nawan (2020). Community Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior towards social distancing policy as prevention transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia. Jurnal Administrasi Kesehatan Indonesia, 8(1): 4. doi: 1.20473/jaki.v8i2.2020.-4-14.
