HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN DENGAN SIKAP DAN PERILAKU MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PENCEGAHAN PANDEMI COVID-19 DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS PASAR MERAH

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ABSTRAK Latar belakang: Akhir tahun 2019, dunia dihebohkan dengan berita munculnya wabah pneumonia yang tidak diketahui sebab pastinya. Wabah ini pertama kali ditemukan di kota Wuhan Provinsi Hubei China. Penyebaran virus yang cepat dan kejadian yang terus meningkat pada COVID-19 harus segera dihentikan dengan pencegahan dan penanganan yang spesifik. Masyarakat memiliki peran yang besar dalam pencegahan COVID-19. Pengetahuan yang baik dan sikap yang positif serta perilaku dalam pencegahan COVID-19 dapat menjadi salah satu upaya dalam memutus penularan COVID-19. Tujuan: Mengetahui hubungan tingkat pengetahuan dengan sikap dan perilaku masyarakat terhadap pencegahan COVID-19 di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Pasar Merah. Metode: Penelitian bersifat analitik observasional dengan desain studi Cross sectional. Jumlah sampel penelitian adalah 100 orang yang diambil menggunakan metode simple random sampling dan data diambil melalui kuesioner yang langsung diisi, sehingga data yang terkumpul merupakan data primer. Analisis bivariat menggunakan uji somers’d. Hasil: Dari 100 sampel, memperlihatkan bahwa, sebanyak 88% masyarakat di Puskesmas Pasar Merah berpengetahuan baik, 93% bersikap baik, dan 80% berperilaku baik. Hasil uji bivariat menggunakan uji korelasi somers’d antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan sikap didapatkan p value=0,003 (<0,05). Hasil uji korelasi antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan perilaku didapatkan p value=0,001 (<0,05). Kesimpulan: Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini, dapat dilihat bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan pengetahuan dengan sikap dan perilaku masyarakat terhadap pencegahan pandemi COVID-19 di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Pasar Merah. Kata Kunci: Pandemi COVID-19, Pengetahuan, Sikap, Perilaku, Masyarakat ABSTRACT Background: At the end of 2019, the world was shocked by the news of the emergence of a pneumonia outbreak with no known exact cause. This outbreak was first discovered in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. The rapid spread of the virus and the ever-increasing incidence of COVID-19 must be stopped immediately with specific prevention and treatment. Communities have a big role in preventing COVID-19. Good knowledge and a positive attitude and behavior in preventing COVID-19 can be an effort to stop the transmission of COVID-19. Objective: Knowing the relationship between the level of knowledge and attitudes and behavior of the community towards the prevention of COVID-19 in the working area of the Pasar Merah Health Center. Methods: This research is analytic observational with a cross-sectional study design. The number of research samples was 100 people who were taken using the Simple random sampling method and the data was taken through a questionnaire which was immediately filled in, so that the data collected was primary data. Bivariate analysis using somers'd test. Results: Of the 100 samples, it shows that as many as 88% of the people at the Pasar Merah Health Center have good knowledge, 93% have good attitudes, and 80% have good behavior. The results of the bivariate test using the somers'd correlation test between the level of knowledge and attitudes obtained p value= 0.003 (<0.05). The results of the correlation test between the level of knowledge and behavior obtained p value=0.001 (<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be seen that there is a significant relationship between knowledge and people's attitudes and behavior towards the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic in the working area of the Pasar Merah Health Center. Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic, Knowledge, Attitudes, Behavior, Society