GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP, DAN TINDAKAN MAHASISWA JURUSAN FARMASI POLTEKKES KEMENKES MEDAN TERHADAP PENCEGAHAN COVID-19

Abstract

Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 is a pandemic that has resulted in high mortality rates in various parts of the world. Good knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic and clean and healthy living behavior as an effort to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 is important to implement. The purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and actions about COVID-19 among students of the Department of Pharmacy, Poltekkes, Ministry of Health, Medan. This research method uses a descriptive survey with simple random sampling technique. The characteristics of the respondents, totaling 146 people, were obtained online with the criteria for male-female 111 people and male 34 people.

For the level of knowledge, the most answered statements for positive statements were statements Strongly Agree (SS) by 70.5%, namely the statement "COVID-19 first emerged from China". Attitude level (SS) is 50% in the statement "Knowing that the spread and transmission of COVID-19 can be through the air, you try to reduce activities outside the home", and Action, positive statement (SS) is 65.1% in the statement "Efforts can be made to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 is by social distancing and implementing Health Protocols”

The conclusion of this study is that the level of knowledge, attitudes, and actions of students(i) towards COVID-19 prevention, are 84,23% (good), 85.53% (good), and 83.64. % (good).