Analysis of The Implementation of Social Distancing at The Beginning of a Pandemic as a Response to Preventing the Transmission of Covid-19

Abstract

Coronavirus transmission is very fast, making the World Health Organization (WHO) establish the coronavirus as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The spread of the virus leads to an acute health crisis, so the government issued a policy of limiting the distance and restrictions on human movement which became known as social distancing. This study aims to determine how the response of housewives to the application of social distancing as a preventive measure to prevent COVID-19. This research is quantitative research with a descriptive online survey design. The population in this study were all housewives and parents of the S1 Public Health Study Program Faculty of Health Sciences, Bhakti Kencana University, with a total sample of willing participants to fill in the google form containing 78 people. Based on the results of the study can be presented that almost all housewives respond well to the implementation of social distancing, both of the responses while maintaining a distance by saying hello when the mother sees a neighbor outside the house, waiting to take turns shopping when there is a vegetable seller on the front of the house, refusing to fine when guests are visiting the house with the reason being practiced to keep a distance and keep communicating and socializing with neighbors, relatives, colleagues and friends through social media such as WhatsApp, Line and so on and Most housewives can still forbid their children to come out home with creative activities in the house. The conclusion is that housewives who are part of the community have a good response to implementing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.