Open AccessKnowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Health Personnel in Responding to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Dyah Suryani,
Suyitno Suyitno,
Maretalinia Maretalinia,
Elvi Juliansyah,
Veria Yora Saki,
Kraichat Tantrakarnapa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kesmas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.146
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2460-0601
pISSN - 1907-7505
DOI - 10.21109/kesmas.v16i4.5003
Subject(s) - outbreak , covid-19 , marital status , china , public health , cross sectional study , environmental health , demography , socioeconomics , medicine , geography , virology , sociology , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , population , archaeology , pathology
The COVID-19 outbreak, which originated in China, has spread to all countries worldwide, including Indonesia. Until July 2021, the growth rate has been gradually increasing, and cases have been found in all 34 provinces of Indonesia. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of health personnel in public health centers towards the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia using online self-report questionnaires. A total of 440 respondents contributed to this online survey. The level of average KAP were 7.7 out of 10.0, 14.3 out of 15.0, and 31.9 out of 36.0, respectively. There was no significant association between respondents’ characteristics (sex, marital status, and age) and their KAP, which showed p > 0.05 for all variables. It can be concluded that the level of KAP was good even though the respondents’ characteristics had no association with KAP.