Tropical Medicine Program Study, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
J Community Health. 2021 Feb;46(1):182-189. doi: 10.1007/s10900-020-00866-0.
The increasing number cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the general population in Indonesia raises questions concerning the public's knowledge and attitudes regarding this pandemic. To determine the correlation between the general public's knowledge and attitudes regarding the COVID-19 outbreak 1 month after the first cases were reported in Indonesia. This cross-sectional study was conducted between early March and the end of April 2020 in the general population of Indonesia, beginning with the North Sumatra region, where the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia began. Questionnaires were randomly distributed online in the red zone in Indonesia. Data were collected by collecting people's responses to the questionnaire, which were distributed via WhatsApp (WA) application and were competed independently by the participants. A descriptive analysis was conducted to describe the demographic characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes of the general population. A total of 201 people had good knowledge (98%) and a positive attitude (96%) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The respondents had a negative attitude in relation to two aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak: having to always maintain a distance of 1.5 m when in crowds, and not being able to regularly exercise or eat nutritious food (78.6% and 79.1%, respectively). Most people in Indonesia have good knowledge and a positive attitude regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. However, negative attitudes were still found in this study, and as a result, transmission prevention measures cannot reach their maximum effectiveness by simply publicizing the increase in day-to-day cases to the general public.
印度尼西亚普通人群中冠状病毒病（COVID-19）感染病例的数量不断增加，这引发了人们对公众对这一大流行病的知识和态度的关注。为了确定普通公众对 COVID-19 爆发的知识和态度与在印度尼西亚报告首例病例后 1 个月之间的相关性。本横断面研究于 2020 年 3 月初至 4 月底在印度尼西亚的普通人群中进行，从印度尼西亚 COVID-19 传播开始的北苏门答腊地区开始。问卷调查在印度尼西亚的红区随机在线分发。通过收集人们对问卷的回答来收集数据，这些问卷通过 WhatsApp（WA）应用程序分发，由参与者独立完成。进行描述性分析以描述普通人群的人口统计学特征、知识和态度。共有 201 人对 COVID-19 大流行具有良好的知识（98%）和积极的态度（96%）。受访者对 COVID-19 爆发的两个方面持消极态度：在人群中必须始终保持 1.5 米的距离，并且不能定期进行锻炼或食用营养丰富的食物（分别为 78.6%和 79.1%）。印度尼西亚大多数人对 COVID-19 大流行具有良好的知识和积极的态度。但是，在这项研究中仍然发现了负面态度，因此，仅通过向公众宣传日常病例的增加，传播预防措施并不能达到最大效果。
