The Knowledge of adolescent about Preventing Covid-19 infection in West Java

Indrayani, Diyan and Fadilah, Lola Noviani and Ramdani, Tria Giri (2021) The Knowledge of adolescent about Preventing Covid-19 infection in West Java. PROCEEDING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Impacts, Strategies, and Challenges on The Urban Healt. pp. 83-85. ISSN 978-623-6782-63-3

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Abstract

The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is a serious problem for almost all countries in the world, including Indonesia. The status of the pandemic indicates that the virus spreads rapidly. COVID-19 can infect humans at all ages, including adolescent. Adolescents are in the age range of 10-19 years, which is a critical period of transition from children to adults. Changes in physical, psychological, and social occur during this period and it affects their biological and psychological development. The changes also affect them in dealing with the pandemic. Several government policies were carried out to prevent the spread and transmission of the virus. The policy demands changes to the pattern of activity in diverse fields. It makes all people, including adolescence, unprepared. Therefore, knowledge about the prevention of COVID-19 infection is needed. This study aimed to identify knowledge about the prevention of COVID-19 infection. The study adopted descriptive quantitative with purposive random sampling technique.The data obtained through questionnaire assessment on knowledge of COVID-19 prevention. The instrument used a questionnaire with google form. The data were analyzed descriptively using the SPSS program. This research was conducted in 2020 involving 1285 respondents spread across 27 districts/cities in West Java. Respondents who took part in this study were in the age range of 10-19 years, the majority were women (70%), most of the participants were at the age of 14 (27.6%) and most of the participants were junior high students (58.4%). The results of theKolmogorov Smirnov test data on adolescent knowledge about preventing COVID-19 are not normally distributed with p < 0.005, the median knowledge of adolescents about preventing COVID- 19 is 91. Adolescents with good knowledge are 71% and there are still adolescents who have poor knowledge of 29%. The value of knowledge is not good, especially related to the use of masks and how to wash hands properly. The results of the study showed that knowledge about preventing Covid-19 infection in adolescents in West Java is good, but some need emphasis on the use of masks and how to properly wash hands according to standards. It is expected to support behavior in preventing Covid-19 infection among adolescents because their knowledge can be the basis for behavior change. Therefore, the results of this study can be used as a basis for the government policies regarding the control and prevention of Covid-19 infection. Keywords: Covid-19, knowledge, adolescent

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