International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
Vol 10, No 4: December 2021

Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among university students in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study

Sulistyawati Sulistyawati (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Syamsu Hidayat (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Siwi Pramatama Mars Wijayanti (University of Jenderal Soedirman)
Tri Wahyuni Sukesi (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Siti Kurnia Widi Hastuti (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Surahma Asti Mulasari (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Fatwa Tentama (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Rokhmayanti Rokhmayanti (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Ulinnuha Yudiansa Putra (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Sitti Nur Djannah (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2021

Abstract

The presence of asymptomatic people exacerbates the widespread Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission. The majority of them come from young people. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice related to COVID-19 among university students in Indonesia, and the potential factor influenced their knowledge. A cross-sectional study involved 1,427 university students were carried out using an online survey from March 28 to April 10, 2020. A structured questionnaire consist of six sections focuses on knowledge, attitude, and preventive measure related to COVID-19 was used to collect the data. The analysis was performed using descriptive, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results of the analysis indicated a significant difference in terms of mean between males and females regarding knowledge about preventing and protect others from COVID-19, the risk factor of getting COVID-19 infection, and knowledge that COVID-19 is curable. Knowledge total score among the respondent, there was a significant difference within the research group. This study demonstrates that the respondent has a basic knowledge about COVID-19 and the proper attitude, but it seems they are not consistent on practice in a particular measure.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPHS

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes material on all aspects of public health science. This IJPHS provides the ideal platform for the discussion of more sophisticated public health research and practice for authors and readers world ...