Pengetahuan, Sikap, dan Perilaku Pencegahan COVID-19 Mahasiswa

Knowledge, Attitudes, and University Students’ Behavior to Prevent COVID-19

Abstract

Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is the virus that causes an epidemic of acute respiratory infections that become a global pandemic in 2020. COVID-19 cases continue to increase, so prevention behavior is needed. Knowledge and attitudes become important domains that can influence a person's behavior. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes related to COVID-19 prevention behaviors in university students. This study used a cross sectional study design which was conducted from April to May 2020. Students from the faculty of religion at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta (n = 434) were participated in this study. As many as 51.4% (n = 223) of participants had a positive attitude towards preventing COVID-19. Participants who are well-behaved attitude towards COVID-19 prevention tend to have moderate and high levels of knowledge about COVID-19 and positive attitude (59.7%) towards COVID-19 prevention. The multivariate results showed that levels of knowledge and attitudes were related to COVID-19 prevention behaviors with adjustment for age, sex, and place of residence (p-value < 0.05). We conclude that knowledge and attitudes have an influence on a person's behavior in preventing the transmission of COVID-19.

Abstrak

Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) adalah virus penyebab wabah infeksi pernapasan akut yang menjadi pandemi global pada tahun 2020. Kasus COVID-19 terus mengalami peningkatan, sehingga diperlukan adanya perilaku pencegahan. Pengetahuan dan sikap menjadi domain penting yang dapat memengaruhi perilaku seseorang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dan sikap terkait COVID-19 dengan perilaku pencegahan COVID-19 pada mahasiswa. Studi ini menggunakan desain studi cross sectional yang dilakukan pada April–Mei 2020. Mahasiswa dari fakultas keagamaan UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta (n=434) adalah partisipan dalam penelitian ini. Sebanyak 51,4% (n=223) partisipan berperilaku positif terhadap pencegahan COVID-19. Partisipan yang berperilaku baik terhadap pencegahan COVID-19 cenderung memiliki tingkat pengetahuan yang sedang dan tinggi tentang COVID-19 dan sikap positif (59,7%) terhadap pencegahan COVID-19. Hasil multivariat menunjukkan bahwa tingkat pengetahuan dan sikap berhubungan dengan perilaku pencegahan COVID-19 dengan penyesuaian variabel usia, jenis kelamin, dan tempat tinggal (nilai p-value < 0,05). Kami menyimpulkan bahwa pengetahuan dan sikap memiliki pengaruh pada perilaku seseorang dalam mencegah COVID-19.