The Effect of Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement (CARE) and Mask Waste Management on Environmental Sanitation Behavior during the Spread of Delta Variant of COVID-19

Abstract

Public concern is essential in dealing with the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, especially related to environmental sanitation behavior. Delta variant itself is caused by a type of mutation of coronavirus. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement (CARE) and mask waste management on environmental sanitation behavior during the spread of Delta variant of COVID-19. A quantitative approach was used in the study, and the data was collected through survey with Google Form. The population of this study were all residents of the Bojongkulur Village, Gunungputri, Bogor, Indonesia. The sampling technique used in this study was simple random sampling, with 78 residents as research samples. The data analysis technique used in the study was partial and simultaneous linear regression using SPSS version 26.00. The results showed simultaneous positive and significant effect of Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement (CARE) and mask waste management on environmental sanitation behavior during the spread of Delta variant of COVID-19, with Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement (CARE) having bigger influence between the two. Keywords: Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement (CARE), Mask waste management; Environmental sanitation behavior; Delta variant