Abstract
Community compliance in taking measures to prevent transmission of COVID-19 must be based on good knowledge about COVID-19 so that it can break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. The objective of this research to determine the relationship between the level of community knowledge about COVID-19 with compliance to prevent COVID-19 at the Community Health Center of Jati Kudus. This study used a quantitative analysis with a cross-sectional approach. The population was 115 people treated at Community Health Center of Jati Kudus with range aged 17-35 years, then got 89 respondents were obtained using the purposive sampling technique. The instrument used was a questionnaire. From the results of univariate data testing, 65 respondents (73%) had good knowledge of COVID-19, while those who had sufficient knowledge were 24 people (27%). The results showed that all respondents complied with the prevention measures for COVID-19 with a percentage of 100%. Based on the bivariate test result, it was found that there was a relationship between the level of knowledge and compliance in preventing transmission of COVID-19 with a p-value of 0.034 and r (correlation coefficient) of 0.225. It can be concluded that there was a relationship between the level of public knowledge about COVID-19 and compliance with COVID-19 prevention at the Pubic Health Center of Jati Kudus.
Highlights
Community knowledge about COVID-19 is one of the serious and important things that must be known by the public
Purposive sampling technique was used in determining the respondents who will be used as research samples, namely, visitors who seek treatment at Jati Kudus Public Health Center, aged 17-35 years old and willing to become respondents by signing an informed consent which is part of the inclusion criteria
Based on figure 1, the results show that the most parameters for the level of public knowledge about COVID-19 are about the transmission of COVID-19, which is as many as 84 respondents
Summary
Community knowledge about COVID-19 is one of the serious and important things that must be known by the public. Community knowledge about COVID-19, especially the prevention of COVID-19, is important to break the chain of transmission of COVID19. Community compliance in taking measures to prevent transmission of COVID-19 must be based on good knowledge about COVID19 so that it can break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. Objective: To determine the relationship between the level of community knowledge about COVID-19 with compliance to prevent COVID-19 at the Public Health Center of Jati Kudus. Based on the bivariate test result, it was found that there was a relationship between the level of knowledge and compliance in preventing transmission of COVID-19 with a p-value of 0.034 and r (correlation coefficient) of 0.225. Conclusion: it can be concluded that there was a relationship between the level of community knowledge about COVID-19 and compliance with COVID-19 prevention at the Public Health Center of Jati Kudus
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