Sondakh Jenny J S, Warastuti Widya, Susatia Budi, Wildan Moh, Sunindya Bernadus Rudy, Budiyanto Moch Agus Krisno, Fauzi Ahmad
Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Malang, Indonesia.
Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Palangka Raya, Indonesia.
Heliyon. 2022 Jan;8(1):e08686. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08686. Epub 2021 Dec 27.
Implementing health protocols and preventive measures are the only effective ways to suppress COVID-19 transmission before vaccines and antiviral drugs are developed. The implementation of health protocols and preventive measures are influenced by one's knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward this pandemic. Medical students as candidates for healthcare workers and role models for the community should have a good KAP. This study intends 1) to explore the KAP of medical students in Indonesia toward COVID-19 and 2) to assess which demographic factors have a significant effect on their KAP scores. An online questionnaire consisting of 18 items of knowledge, six items of attitudes, and 12 items of practices were used as instruments in this study. After being distributed for two weeks in June 2020, 525 respondents whose data were worth analyzing were obtained. The respondents consisted of male and female students, from diploma to bachelor degree, and came from all four types of higher education institutions in Indonesia. The results, 48% of respondents had good knowledge, 81% had good attitudes, and 43.5% had good practices toward COVID-19. The location of students' residence has no significant effect on their KAP score. Gender has a significant effect on knowledge and practice scores. Age, institution type, and institution status have a significant effect on their three KAP domains. The KAP survey results can be used as a reflection of the importance of the curriculum that prepares medical students for the pandemic. Medical students are also expected to be able to actively participate in educating people around them on how to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 during the pandemic.
在研发出疫苗和抗病毒药物之前，实施卫生协议和预防措施是抑制新冠病毒传播的唯一有效方法。卫生协议和预防措施的实施受到人们对这一疫情的知识、态度和行为（KAP）的影响。医学生作为医护人员的候选人和社区的榜样，应该具备良好的KAP。本研究旨在：1）探究印度尼西亚医学生对新冠病毒的KAP；2）评估哪些人口统计学因素对他们的KAP得分有显著影响。本研究使用了一份包含18项知识、6项态度和12项行为的在线问卷作为工具。在2020年6月分发两周后，获得了525名数据值得分析的受访者。受访者包括男女学生，从文凭到学士学位，来自印度尼西亚所有四种类型的高等教育机构。结果显示，48%的受访者对新冠病毒有良好的知识，81%有良好的态度，43.5%有良好的行为。学生居住地点对其KAP得分没有显著影响。性别对知识和行为得分有显著影响。年龄、机构类型和机构地位对他们的三个KAP领域有显著影响。KAP调查结果可作为反映为医学生应对疫情做好准备的课程重要性的参考。还期望医学生能够积极参与对周围人群进行教育，告知他们在疫情期间如何尽量减少新冠病毒的传播。
