Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 26-32
A Study of Knowledge and Practice Related to Covid-19 in Parepare City, Indonesia
Ranti Ekasari1, Lilis Widiastuty1, Dian Rezky Wijaya1, Zilfadhilah Arranury1, Wahyuni Sahani 2, Siti Hardianti Azhari Bahar3
1Public Health Department, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Gowa, Indonesia
2Environmental Health Department, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Makassar, Parepare, Indonesia
3Clinical Dental Department, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Ranti Ekasari
ABSTRACT
Background:Coronavirus recently spread throughout the world since the first case was found in China. Coronavirus infects many people in Indonesia. The best way to prevent transmission is to do preventive way such as washing hands and using a mask. It should also be supported by the knowledge itself.
Aim:This study aimed to know the relationship between knowledge to practice after controlled by confounding variables.
Methods: This quantitative research, a cross-sectional study design used primary data conducted from May to June 2020. The data was collected through an online questionnaire that was distributed via WhatsApp. The respondent must be a resident in Parepare City who had to fill the sub-district where they lived to convince them as a sample. While the exclusion criteria was a resident who refused to be a respondent. The total sample was 281 residents. The Independent variable was knowledge and dependent was the practice. The data was analyzed through frequency for univariate, chi-square for bivariate analysis, and logistic regression for multivariate analysis.
Results: Most of the respondents tend to have good basic knowledge and good practice toward COVID-19. Besides, good knowledge contributed 1.533 times the possibility of having good practice of preventive action toward COVID-19 compared to respondents with poor knowledge after controlled by education.
Conclusions: As a suggestion, knowledge especially the basic one toward COVID-19 needed to improve so the awareness of practices some preventive action can also be formed to reduce the number of positive cases.
Keywords: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Knowledge, Practice