Level Of Community Knowledge Research Articles

IMPROVING PKK CADRES LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF ANTIBIOTIC MANAGEMENT THROUGH PHARMACISTS-DELIVERED EDUCATION INTERVENTION IN BOJONGSARI, BANYUMAS

The prevalence of infectious diseases in Indonesia is high, so it can increase the use of antibiotics. The use of antibiotics which is around 40-60%. Inaddition to relatively long antibiotic therapy regimen, the lack of public knowledge in the rational use of antibiotics can cause patients to be less the risk of occurrence of antibiotic resistance, this study aims to determine the level of knowledge of PKK Cadres and to determine the level of community knowledge after providing PKK Cadres education with pharmacist assitance on antibiotic management. PKK cadres are the driving force behind village communities to carry out local health programs. The research method is a comparative descriptive with a cross sectional approach using an instrument in the form of a questionnaire and it is carried out before and after the implementation of pharmacist education. Collecting data by purposive sampling. Knowledge data of pretest and posttest were analyzed bivariately. The results of the evaluation of the education process indicated that there was an increase in the knowledge of PKK Caders. The results of pre-test dan post-test average showed increased of knowledge among PKK cadres from 69.28 to 85. The results of Wilcoxon test showed a significant difference in the PKK cadres level knowledge from the pre-test and post-test data of antibiotic management after receiving education from the pharmacist (p<0.005). Providing education on antibiotic management to PKK cadres by pharmacists has increased PKK cadres’ knowledge of antibiotic management. It is hoped that PKK cadres can disseminate this knowledge to the wider community to preventing antibiotic resistance.

PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN TINDAKAN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PENCEGAHAN COVID-19 DI DESA SITOMPUL KECAMATAN SIATAS BARITA KABUPATEN TAPANULI UTARA TAHUN 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the world is a phenomenon that was never expected in modern civilization. The pandemic conditions have not yet shown that it will end, demanding that everyone be disciplined in implementing preventive measures with the 5M health protocol (wearing masks, maintaining distance, washing hands, staying away from crowds, reducing mobility). However, not everyone obeys these rules. People's perceptions are sometimes wrong, many do not understand the dangers of transmitting COVID-19. This study aims to determine the knowledge, attitudes and actions of the community towards the prevention of Covid-19 in Sitompul Village during the pandemic. The design of this research is descriptive. Results The level of community knowledge about COVID-19 prevention in Sitompul Village is good. The attitude of the community towards the prevention of COVID-19 in Sitompul Village is good. Community action against COVID-19 prevention in Sitompul Village is good

Level of Community Knowledge in RT.006/RW.002 Nusa Beautiful Tamalanrea Against the Use of Traditional Medicine Increasing Body Resistance

One of the efforts to prevent COVID-19 is to increase the body's resistance. Basically, the human body has an immune system or immune system to fight viruses and bacteria that cause disease which can be maintained with the use of traditional medicine. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge of the community in RT.006/RW.002 Nusa Tamalanrea Indah on the use of immune-enhancing traditional medicines. This type of research is descriptive, namely research that includes surveys with data collection techniques in the form of filling out questionnaires. This research was conducted in Tamalanrea Indah Village, Makassar City, South Sulawesi in February-March 2022 with a total sample of 55 respondents with criteria 17-50 years old, able to communicate well, willing to be interviewed and physically and mentally healthy. The results of the study in RT.006/RW.002 Nusa Tamalanrea Indah concluded that the largest number of respondents were 29 women (52.73%), the data on the age of the most respondents were aged 31-50 years amounted to 20 people (36.36%). data on the work of the most respondents, namely household workers, other jobs and not working each 12 people (21.82%), respondents' knowledge of traditional medicinal plants to increase endurance are ginger, turmeric, lemongrass and moringa leaves. The most used part of the plant is the leaves. The most used processing method is by boiling and the percentage of knowledge is 97.18%. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the level of knowledge of the community in RT.006/RW.002 Nusa Tamalanrea Indah towards the use of traditional medicine for increasing endurance is relatively high.

Tingkat Pengetahuan Masyarakat tentang Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat di Desa Rumengkor Kabupaten Minahasa

Background:
 Clean and Healthy Lifestyle (PHBS) is very important for health, life, and development. Worldwide an estimated 2.4 billion people still lack basic sanitation. PHBS is a concern for the government because it becomes a benchmark for increasing health coverage in the SDGs program in 2015-2030. PHBS and SDGs are one of the prevention efforts that can have a short-term impact on improving health, including the family, the general public, and schools. The knowledge and awareness of the community, especially the people who live in the village are still relatively low to get used to having a clean and healthy life. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of public knowledge about PHBS in Rumengkor Village, Minahasa Regency.
 Method:
 Descriptive quantitative to describe the level of community knowledge about PHBS. The sample was the people of Rumengkor Village, Minahasa Regency, who are respondents from 78 people, which are determined using purposive sampling. Data were obtained by interview and using demographic characteristics questionnaire and PHBS questionnaire.
 Results:
 In general, the level of public knowledge about PHBS for clean water facilities, the availability of healthy latrines, waste disposal, fruit and vegetable consumption is good, but the level of knowledge about smoking habits is still very low.
 Conclusion:
 The results of this study illustrate the level of community knowledge about PHBS in Rumengkor Village is quite good. It's just that PHBS related to smoking habits are still relatively lacking. This happens because most of the respondents and family members are active or passive smokers. Recommendations for health workers are expected to be more active in providing health education in easily accessible language so that people can understand and make good use of the information received.

Community’s knowledge, attitude, and misperception towards COVID-19: a future demand to prevent advanced wave of pandemic

Coronavirus disease 19 is currently a global health threat. Viral spread prevention is essential as a feasible intervention strategy. The aim of this study was to determine the level of community knowledge, attitude, and perception towards Covid-19 in Aceh province. An electronic questionnaire was shared with 1,058 participants in the Covid-19 seminars organized by IMANI-PROKAMI Aceh Chapter (Islamic Medical Association and Network of Indonesia - Perhimpunan Profesi Kesehatan Muslim Indonesia), which were held between August 30th to Sept 20th, 2020. The questionnaire collected demographic data as well as data related to knowledge, perception, and attitude towards Covid-19 prevention. There were 1,058 survey participants, 841 (79.5%) of them were women, 366 (34.6%) were between 26 and 35 of age, 705 (66.6%) had a college degree and 540 (51.0%) were government employees. Most of participants had good knowledge and attitude about Covid-19 and its prevention. However, 44.1% of participants believed that the virus was created in research laboratories, as a result of conspiration (35.4%), and related to political issues (20%). They doubted the accuracy of Covid-19 diagnostic test (52.5%) and effectiveness of vaccines (28.2%). The results show multiple cases of misinformation around Covid19. Therefore, stakeholders need to counteract the community misperception towards disease by a transparent and strategic collaboration between society, government, and media, to increase positive perception, attitude, and practice of the community toward Covid19’s prevention.

Analisis Tingkat Pengetahuan Masyarakat Dalam Penanggulangan Dampak Kesehatan Akibat Bencana Banjir di Desa Pone Kecamatan Limboto Barat Kabupaten Gorontalo

Disasters are events that threaten people's lives that can occur anytime and anywhere, which can be caused by natural factors or non-natural factors (human factors) that they can cause environmental damage, loss of property, psychological impacts and even fatalities. types of disasters include flood. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of community knowledge in dealing with health impacts due to flooding in Pone Village, Limboto Barat District. This research applied quantitative descriptive which aims to describe the variables in the study. The samples are 60 people with purposive sampling technique. The results showed that the level of community knowledge in dealing with health impacts due to flooding was included in the lack category are 22 respondents and included in the level of knowledge in good category as many as 38 respondents. In conclusion, Public knowledge in flood disaster management is still categorized as low.

Upaya penambahan pendapatan keluarga dengan budidaya ikan teknologi sederhana di Kelurahan Binawidya Kecamatan Binawidya Pekanbaru

The Covid-19 outbreak has a global impact, especially in terms of the community's economy, so that those affected by this outbreak find it difficult to finance their daily needs, therefore efforts are needed to increase people's income. One technology that can be applied is the cultivation of fish in tanks with vegetables (aquaponics). The purpose of this activity is to provide knowledge and skills about the cultivation of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) with aquaponics technology of the bucket fish farming system which can ultimately be used as additional income, besides that it is hoped that this activity can be used as an example in updating/information in the field of aquaculture. This socialization activity was carried out in the "Usaha Mandiri" Group of Binawidya Village, Binawidya District, Pekanbaru in June-November 2021. The results achieved in this activity were an increase in the skills knowledge of the training participants, namely the result of evaluating the level of community knowledge about water source technology with the following categories: Do not understand 10% and understand 90%, want to try 60%, the results of observations on the growth of catfish with an average weight of 119,00-127,00 g/indv. and 90% survival rate.

Karakteristik Demografi Terkait Komplikasi Pada Penderita Hipertensi di Kota Semarang

Objective and Background: The increase in the prevalence of hypertension shows that hypertension is a top priority for health problems, the higher the hypertension rate the higher the risk of complications. In 2020, Puskesmas Bandarharjo became the health facility with the highest number of hypertension cases, namely 12,692 with DM complications by 45%, complications from heart disease 30%, and stroke 25%. This study aims to determine the risk factors for the incidence of complications in hypertensive patients in the work area of the Bandarharjo Public Health Center, Semarang City. This study focuses on risk factors for demographic characteristics such as age, gender, heredity, and level of community knowledge of the incidence of complications. Methods: This research is analytic observational with a case-control approach design. This study used a purposive sampling technique with a sample size of 31 cases and 31 controls. Meanwhile, data analysis was carried out by univariate, bivariate using the chi-square test, and multivariate analysis with the help of SPPS version 24. The Results: showed that there was a relationship between age (p = 0.000), family history / descent (p = 0.005), education level (p = 0.011. There was no relationship between gender (p = 0.610). Conclusions: the need to increase health promotion in the context of controlling complications of hypertension patients in the Bandarharjo Community Health Center working area for the surrounding community.

The Effects of Ecsotic Program (Education Information Technology-Based Online System) in Increasing the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Of Community in Dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on society in the fields of policy, religion, social, culture, economy, technology and education. This activity aimed to increase the knowledge, attitude and behavior of the community regarding the COVID-19 pandemic through education information technology-based online system. This study was a quasi-experiment with one group pre-test and post-test design. The activity was carried out four months on three groups, namely children, adolescents, and adults. The planned program was about the dangers of Covid-19, increasing reading literacy and knowledge through posters, memes, and videos about Covid-19, overcoming and preventing Covid-19, providing entrepreneurial skills during the Covid-19 pandemic. The implementation method followed a number of steps: identifying potential and analyzing problems in the community, namely by conducting FGDs with related parties, program design, library research to reference material used during service, making program materials and implementing them through online and offline media by visiting the community. The findings showed that that there was an increase in the level of community knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding the COVID-19 pandemics. This study found that the community should be approached in different ways based on their developmental stage relating to their ability to receive information.

INFLUENCE OF DISASTER KNOWLEDGE RELATIONSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP IN OVERCOMING FLOODS WITH FLOOD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS BEHAVIOR

The objective of this study is to describe and analyze the relationship between disaster knowledge and environmental leadership in dealing with floods and with flood disaster preparedness behavior in \with a total of 10,688 people. The sample was taken using a multistage proportional random sampling technique, namely choosing a village that was used as the sampling area and then choosing an area that was very prone to flooding, so that the Awio Village was selected with a sample of 30 respondents. The questionnaire consists of three instruments, namely the flood preparedness behavior instrument (30 questions), the disaster knowledge instrument (26 questions) and the leadership instrument (29 questions). Rating scale with five answer choices that have the lowest value of 1 and the highest value of 5, namely for positive statements and for negative statements otherwise. The results showed the relationship between knowledge and leadership simultaneously (F=280,802,sig=0,000, p0,05). The partial relationship of disaster knowledge contributes individually and significantly to disaster preparedness behavior (ꞵ=0.097, sig=0.028, p0.05) and leadership also contributes individually and significantly to disaster preparedness behavior (ꞵ=0.954, sig=0.000, p0.05). The results showed that the level of community knowledge was still low, because they did not know about the causes of the flood disaster (60% of respondents), the level of leadership was still low, it was seen that disaster preparation planning had never been carried out (50% of respondents), and the behavioral dimension was still relatively low with the percentage behavior does not care about the preservation of nature (40% of respondents). The study recommends collective leadership so that each individual will complement each other according to their strengths, so that it will increase the effectiveness of each phase of disaster management that has been planned.

Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Pangan Tradisional untuk Immunonutrient

This study aims to examine the knowledge of the community in Tiremenggal Village in utilizing food plants for immunonutrients. The research method used consists of two stages: the first stage of inventorying the level of community knowledge with exploratory survey methods and participatory ethnobotanical assessment through in-depth interviews (deep interviews) and structured (open-ended). The second stage is collecting data on the use of food plants using semi-structured interviews. The results showed that people's knowledge about food plants was obtained from asking other people (26%). The types of food plants identified were as many as 30 species covering staple food and additional food categories. In conclusion, the community's knowledge and ability in Tiremenggal village to utilize, compose and process traditional food plants as a source of immunonutrientts can be seen from the description of the aspects of their activities and activities.
 Keywords: Tiremenggal Village, Immunonutrients, Food Plants

Assessing community knowledge, attitude and practices to strengthen communication strategy for Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project in Mandla

BackgroundChanges in social, belief, and behavioural practices are essential for the success of any public health delivery programme. In the planning stages of the Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project (MEDP), priority was given to communication with a goal to develop capacity of health workers and to improve the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of the people of Mandla. This paper describes the level of community knowledge on malaria, including its prevention, diagnosis, treatment-seeking behaviour, and the level of satisfaction with the services provided by the project.MethodsA cross sectional survey was undertaken in 1233 villages of Mandla to study the KAP and self-assessed improvement in knowledge and satisfaction level of the community. The goal of the study was to understand whether there is need for strengthening communication strategy of MEDP for better impact. The survey was conducted amongst the head/eligible members of the 733 households located in the nine blocks of the district using clustered random sampling.ResultsThough four-fifths of the respondents were able to correlate the transmission of malaria with mosquitoes, misconceptions existed among them. The types of malaria were not known to everyone. Only 39% were aware of the Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) and 41% understood the value of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN). Around 71% of subjects surveyed were aware of the proper diagnostic tests for malaria. A total of 87% of the respondents knew about the MEDP staff working in their respective villages.ConclusionThe study reported gaps in knowledge on malaria at community level. The self-assessment of the community revealed that the communication strategy established by MEDP in Mandla district has been useful to them as they are becoming better informed about the prevention and treatment aspects of disease. The lessons learned as revealed in the KAP survey will improve malaria elimination outcomes in a timely manner.

The Effect of Basic Life Support Course on Community Knowledge Level

Introduction: Cardiac arrest is the most pre-hospital emergency cases. Approximately 30.000 people have cardiac arrest in pre-hospital and about 33% have treated with bystander. Basic life support (BLS) with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a first aid procedure that needs to be performed in this case. Death could occur within minutes if the first aid does not adequately performed. The study aimed to know the effect of BLS courses on the community knowledge level in the North Denpasar District.
 Methods: The study was a pre-experimental study with a pre-posttest design. Study participant selected by cluster random sampling technique and 199 participants chosen as study participants. To collect the community knowledge data, a questionnaire employed in this study. American Heart Association (AHA) guideline for the public published in 2015 enrolled as a reference in organizing ten questions in the questionnaire with Guttman Scale.
 Results: The characteristics of respondents were 27% participants were aged between 30-39 years, 56% graduated from senior high school, 55% work as employees and 90% never attended BLS training program. There was a significant mean difference from the pre-test and post-test data. The mean difference before and after the BLS course were 8.38 and 9.74, respectively. There was a significant correlation between the BLS course and the level of knowledge (p = 0.000).
 Conclusion: The level of knowledge about BLS before the course was 63%. It classified into a good knowledge level. The level of knowledge about BLS after the course was significantly improved. It increased to 97.5%.

Awareness of Common Cancer Risk Factors and Symptoms in Saudi Arabia: A Community-Based Study.

Objective:To assess the level of cancer awareness and the relationship between the awareness of common cancer symptoms and risk factors and the sample’s sociodemographic profile. Methods:A community-based cross-sectional study conducted in Tabuk city, a convenient sample of 675 participants completed a questionnaire about common factors causing cancer and symptoms related to cancer. Descriptive statistics and chi-squared analysis were used to measure sample characteristics and their association with knowledge of cancer risk factors and symptoms. Results:Level of education and family history were significantly related to awareness of cancer risk factors (P= 0.017) and (P= 0.048), respectively. Factors were significantly associated with awareness of cancer symptoms include Gender (P=0.000), nationality (P=0.013), and undergoing regular cancer screening tests (0.008). Internet was the primary source of information about cancer and related significantly to knowledge about cancer symptoms(P=0.000) and risk factors(P=0.00). More than half of the sample scored poorly for knowledge of both cancer risk factors (58.7%) and symptoms (66.2%) in terms of the overall level of cancer awareness. Smoking and heredity were the most identifiable cancer risk factors, and unexplained pain and weight loss were identified by the majority of study participants. Conclusion:The level of community knowledge requires further investigation, and more cancer awareness programs need to be conducted. People could be encouraged to use reliable sources of information to obtain accurate cancer information.

PENGARUH KEIKUTSERTAAN DALAM PENYULUHAN TENTANG IMUNISASI TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT

Although many parents have brought their children to health workers to get immunizations, only a small proportion of parents have knowledge of immunization. So that sometimes there is fear and anxiety after the child is immunized. This is due to the lack of knowledge from parents about immunization. From the background that has been described above, the researchers are interested in examining whether there is an effect of extension on the level of public knowledge in Desa Pasar VI Kualanamu about immunization. The method used in this study is a comparative study with a cross sectional approach. The research sample was taken by accidental sampling technique with a total of 60 respondents. This research was conducted in October 2020 in Pasar VI Kualanamu Village, Beringin District. Data collection was carried out according to health protocols. The instrument used was a questionnaire on respondent characteristics, a questionnaire about immunization knowledge. The data analysis technique used in this study was the Mann-Whitney Test. The results of this study indicate that extension activities are an effective means of conveying information to the public. The level of knowledge of respondents about immunization in the group of extension participants was dominated by respondents who had high scores. Meanwhile, the non-counseling participants were dominated by respondents who had low scores. Based on the results of the analysis using the Mann-Whitney Test to see the effect of counseling on the level of community knowledge in Desa Pasar VI Kualanamu about immunization, it was found that there was a difference in the level of knowledge of respondents about immunization between groups of extension participants and non-participants.

The Level of Community Knowledge on the Usage of Itchy Leaves

Itchy leaves are used to relieve body aches. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of public knowledge about the use of medicinal itchy leaves in the district Demta Papua Indonesia. Sampling was carried out by cluster sampling using a questionnaire. However, the analysis used Chi-square by comparing sociodemographic data with the level of knowledge and attitudes of the community towards the use of itchy leaves. The results showed that the use of itchy leaves was moderate category (83%), and the attitude was moderate (73%). There is a relationship between the level of knowledge and age and education with public knowledge, namely by sign (0.02) and (0.01) meaning that if it is below α <0.05, and there is also a relationship between attitude and gender at sign (0.029) age with the sign (0.001), work with the sign (0.001), and education with the sign (0.001).

Detection Of Community Knowledge Level Of Economic, Ecological Benefits And Causes Of Damage To Mangrove Forest Ecosystems

Mangrove forests are natural resources in coastal areas that have an important role in terms of social, economic and ecological aspects. However, the utilization of the mangrove ecosystem makes it vulnerable to damage. This study aims to determine the level of public knowledge of the economic, ecological benefits and damage that happened to mangrove areas in Tarakan City. The scoring method was used to determine the total score or the total score of the respondents’ answers, which amount to 50 people. that the community’s knowledge of the economic benefits of mangrove forests was categorized as know for the benefits of mangroves as firewood, mangrove areas as a place for settlement, mangroves as a place to get fish and mangrove benefits as aquaculture areas with total scores of 226, 200, 232,230 respectively. However, the level of community knowledge about the benefits of mangroves as a medicinal ingredient obtained a total score of 164, which means the level of community knowledge was in the doubtful category. While the level of community knowledge of the ecological benefits of mangrove forests as coastline guards, sea wave barriers, sea wind protectors, and animal breeding sites were included in the category of “Know” with a total score of 228, 224, 234, 240 respectively, but the level of knowledge The community regarding the benefits of mangroves that can manage household waste was in the “doubtful” category with a total score of 128. The community was aware of the damage to mangrove forest ecosystems caused by garbage, logging / mangroves, expanding aquaculture, settlements and increasing population. with a total score of 234,232, 210,228 and 200 levels of knowledge, respectively, which are included in the “Know” category.

Knowledge-attitude-practice method analysis as a guide for Kasomalang Kulon Village waste bank planning

Waste management is a systematic, comprehensive and sustainable activity that includes the reduction and handling of waste. Waste bank is one of the strategies to implement 3R in waste management at the community level. The Hamlet 01 of Kasomalang Kulon Village has not yet a proper procedure to treat and manage the solid waste. The objective of this research is to analysis the readiness of the community to operate the waste bank. The sampling method used is Non Probability Sampling with Purposive sampling technique. The condition of the community’s readiness for waste management is obtained by the KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, Practice) method. KAP results are showing that the level of community knowledge is high with positive attitudes, and practices are also high. This indicates that the community is ready to manage household waste, including operating a waste bank.

Community Knowledge and Compliance in Doing Prevention of COVID-19

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.

EDUKASI PENYAKIT TUBERCULOSIS (TB) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENGETAHUAN WARGA DESA BARANG KECAMATAN LILIRIAJA KABUPATEN SOPPENG

Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major global health problem and ranks second as a disease causing death from all infectious diseases around the world. With this counseling activities aims to give understanding to the community about the disease Tuberculosis (TB). The method of implementation of counseling activities is that the community will be given first Test and then do an education about the disease Tuberculosis (TB), and after that was given a post test to see the change of public knowledge. The level of community knowledge before education is knowledge of 73.3% and approximately 26.7%. After education, there is an increase in knowledge is 100%.