Information Needs Among Indonesian People Related to COVID-19

Rokhmayanti Rokhmayanti,Sulistyawati Sulistyawati,Siwi Pramatama Mars Wijayanti,Budi Aji

doi:10.21070/pssh.v1i.14

Abstract

This is an online survey research of 816 respondents aged ≥ 18 years throughout Indonesia, aiming at analyzing the information seeking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This is a descriptive analytic research with cross-sectional design, aiming at describing the information seeking behavior of Indonesian people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sociodemographic data and the respondents‘ information seeking behavior were analyzed descriptively, and then using the Chi-Square Test. Significant results (p<0,05) were found in the relationship between age and marital status with the information seeking behavior about the transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia, the number of infected people in Indonesia, and the number of infected people in the world. This research results can be used as a reference for related parties in providing information about COVID-19 to be able to consider the age group and community marital status, thus it is expected to influence knowledge as well as to increase the behavior of preventing community against the COVID-19 transmission.

Highlights

COVID-19 spread rapidly and resulted in an epidemic throughout China, followed by a global pandemic [1], [2]. 11 March 2020, WHO declared the COVID-19 virus outbreak a pandemic
The results show that the younger age group (18 to 29 years old) preferred seeking health information about “the COVID-19 transmission in Indonesia, the number of infected people in Indonesia, and the number of infected people in the world” compared to other age groups (30 49 years and > 49 years)
The results show that there is a correlation between marital status and the need for information of COVID-19 transmission in Indonesia and the number of infected people in Indonesia and in the world (p

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Introduction

COVID-19 spread rapidly and resulted in an epidemic throughout China, followed by a global pandemic [1], [2]. 11 March 2020, WHO declared the COVID-19 virus outbreak a pandemic. COVID-19 spread rapidly and resulted in an epidemic throughout China, followed by a global pandemic [1], [2]. 11 March 2020, WHO declared the COVID-19 virus outbreak a pandemic. The number of cases increased rapidly and spread to many countries in a short time. As of 9 October 2020, WHO reported 36,237,403 confirmed cases with 1,054,868 deaths worldwide [3]. Indonesia reported its first case on March 2, 2020. These cases quickly spread and increased throughout Indonesia [4]. As of 9 October 2020, the COVID Task Force reported 324,658 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 11,677 deaths [5]. As of 9 October 2020, the COVID Task Force reported 324,658 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 11,677 deaths [5]. 51.5% of cases occurred in men, mostly occurred in those who were between 31 to 45 years old, and the least occurred in those who were between 0 to 5 years old, with the highest mortality rate found in patients who were ≥ 60 years old [5]

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