Abdimas Talenta : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020): ABDIMAS TALENTA : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat

Wash hand education and hand sanitizer preparation workshop to the community in order to prevent COVID-19 transmission

Laila, Lia (Unknown)
Marianne (Unknown)
Hanum, Tengku Ismanelly (Unknown)
Maha, Hetty Lendora (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Dec 2020

Abstract

Communicable disease, COVID-19 easily spreads through the respiratory droplets. Therefore, WHO recommends the physical distancing policy to prevent the transmission. However, the transmission of SARS-CoV2 virus causing COVID-19 occurred not only by human interaction, but also the things that had been touched by the people suffered COVID-19 have potential as the media for the virus transmission. Then, it is necessary to anticipate the worries in the form of correct wash hand application or using hand sanitizer. The activities that had been done were giving an education about the communicable disease, COVID-19, how it is spread and how to prevent it; performing correct hand wash and preparation of alcohol based hand sanitizer in the form of gel to the society of Belawan I neighborhoods, Medan Belawan District, Medan City. The survey analysis results showed that the community service that had been conducted in Belawan I neighborhoods gave benefits and elevated approximately 49.5% the knowledge of the community regarding the COVID-19 and hand sanitizer preparation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

abdimas

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

Description

ABDIMAS TALENTA merupakan Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat yang diterbitkan oleh Lembaga Pengabdian/Pelayanan kepada Masyarakat Universitas Sumatera Utara (LPPM ...