Pendidikan Dan Pengetahuan Masyarakat Tentang Cuci Tangan Pakai Sabun Dalam Pencegahan Penularan Covid-19
Authors: - Inggrid Tiara Aditami , TN Wahyuningsih , Tri Ningsih Wahyu 
Published: July 2024

ABSTRAK
 
Kenaikan kasus Covid-19 disebabkan karena tingginya mobilitas dan kurangnya pengetahuan, kesadaran masyarakat dalam upaya pencegahan penularan Covid-19 salah satunya adalah cuci tangan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui hubungan antara tingkat pendidikan dengan tingkat pengetahuan masyarakat tentang cuci tangan pakai sabun dalam pencegahan penularan Covid-19. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi korelasi analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh Kepala Keluarga RT : 03 Kelurahan Sidorejo dengan jumlah 150 dengan sampel 109 orang diambil dengan teknik Purposive Sampling. Variabel independen dalam penelitian ini adalah pendidikan masyarakat,  sedangkan variabel dependen adalah pengetahuan masyarakat tentang cuci tangan pakai sabun dalam pencegahan penularan Covid-19. Cara pengambilan data  menggunakan kuesioner kemudian dianalisis menggunaka uji Chi Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hampir setengahnya (44,0%) pendidikan masyarakat adalah pendidikan dasar, hampir seluruhnya (80,7%) masyarakat memiliki pengetahuan kurang tentang cuci tangan pakai sabun. Ada hubungan antara pendidikan dengan  pengetahuan masyarakat tentang cuci tangan pakai sabun dalam pencegahan penularan Covid-19 di Kelurahan Sidorejo (p=0,000). Perlu upaya sosialisasi yang lebih tentang cuci tangan. Pengembangan program pendidikan dan intervensi yang lebih efektif dalam meningkatkan kesadaran dan kepatuhan terhadap cuci tangan sebagai langkah pencegahan COVID-19
           
Kata kunci : Pendidikan, Pengetahuan, Cuci Tangan Pakai Sabun, Covid-19
ABSTRACT
The increase in Covid-19 cases is due to high mobility and lack of knowledge, public awareness in efforts to prevent Covid-19 transmission, one of which is hand washing. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between education level and the level of public knowledge about hand washing with soap in preventing Covid-19 transmission. The research design used was an analytic correlation study with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all heads of families of RT: 03 Sidorejo Village with a total of 150 with a sample of 109 people taken with purposive sampling technique. The independent variable in this study is community education, while the dependent variable is community knowledge about hand washing with soap in preventing Covid-19 transmission. The data collection method used a questionnaire and then analyzed using the Chi Square test. The results showed that almost half (44.0%) of the community's education was primary education, almost all (80.7%) of the community had insufficient knowledge about hand washing with soap. There is a relationship between education and public knowledge about hand washing with soap in preventing Covid-19 transmission in Sidorejo Village (p=0.000). More socialization efforts about hand washing are needed. Development of educational programs and interventions that are more effective in increasing awareness and compliance with hand washing as a preventive measure for COVID-19
Keywords : Education, Knowledge, Hand Washing with Soap, Covid-19