Natural Sciences Engineering and Technology Journal
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): Natural Sciences Engineering and Technology Journal

A Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nasal Irrigation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Riri Juliantika (Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)
Fiona Widya Sari (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)
Rachmat Hidayat (Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)
Puspa Zulaika (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)
Ziske Maritska (Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Sep 2021

Abstract

COVID-19 is a respiratory tract infection caused by the novel coronavirus (nCov). Nasal irrigation is one of the efforts to prevent COVID-19. Nasal irrigation is an act of flushing saline solution into the nasal cavity. This research aims to determine level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the community regarding nasal irrigation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was a descriptive observational study. The sample of this research was the people of Palembang who were eligible for the inclusion and exclusion criteria with the consecutive sampling technique as many as 398 respondents. Data were obtained through primary data in the form of questionnaires, processed using the SPSS program, and analyzed using univariate analysis. The majority of respondents were aged 18-25 years old (65.5%) and had senior high school 58.0%. The level of public knowledge about nasal irrigation during the COVID-19 pandemic was in the moderate category of 36.2%. The level of public attitudes regarding nasal irrigation during the COVID-19 pandemic was in the good category at 83.4%. The level of nasal irrigation practice was included in the bad category of 75.6%. In conclusion, the community of Palembang had moderate level of knowledge, a good level of attitude, and a bad level of practice regarding nasal irrigation during COVID-19 pandemic.

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