Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: April-June | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 248-253
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20220436
The Relationship of Knowledge and Attitude to Clean Living Behavior of Midwife Students about COVID-19 Myths and Facts in the City of Pontianak West Kalimantan
Yetty Yuniarty1, Elsa Noftalina2, Dwi Khalisa Putri3, Jania Viranda4
1,2,3,4Midwifery, Politeknik Aisyiyah Pontianak, Pontianak, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Yetty Yuniarty
ABSTRACT
The high risk and incidence of being infected with covid-19, therefore the behavior of preventing the transmission of viruses is very important, education needs to be carried out on how to prevent behavior. The role of medical students in preventing the transmission of covid-19 is to help educate the public, especially those around them regarding concrete actions to protect themselves during this pandemic, namely frequently washing hands with soap every time they handle foreign objects, wearing masks every time they leave the house, implementing a healthy living system and staying safe. The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes towards clean living behavior of health students. This research uses a cross-sectional survey design. The population in this study were all midwifery students of Semester 2 Polytechnic 'Aisyiyah Pontianak, which amounted to 67 respondents. There is no significant relationship between the knowledge factor (p = 0.353) and the attitude factor (p = 0.864) on the clean living behavior of health students. There is no significant relationship between the knowledge factor and the attitude factor towards the clean living behavior of health students regarding the myths and facts of the covid-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Clean Living Behavior