1 Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
2 Department of Anatomy, Histology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(01), 693-699
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0053
Received on 10 December 2021; revised on 12 January 2022; accepted on 14 January 2022
Coronavirus-disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020. This disease can affect both adults and children. COVID-19 in children rarely causes symptoms (asymptomatic) or only causes mild symptoms. For these reasons, children are a high-risk group of transmission sources for families. This study aimed to analyze the knowledge level before and after socialization about COVID-19 and its prevention of students in Inpres Rimuku Elementary School, Mamuju Regency, and West Sulawesi. This study used the descriptive-analytic design using a questionnaire containing seven questions via a google form filled in two sessions, namely before and after educational socialization. Students were given online socialization about COVID-19 and its prevention. The data were analyzed descriptively by calculating the mean, percentage, and inferential statistics by Wilcoxon Signed rank test and Spearman’s correlation. As a result, thirty-six students have been involved in the socialization. Most students were ten years old (50%) and from 5th grade (69%). There was a significant increase in the students' knowledge on COVID-19 and its prevention of 18.59% (p=0.000) after the socialization. In conclusion, socialization has succeeded in increasing the knowledge and understanding of Inpres Rimuku Elementary School students about COVID-19 and its prevention.
COVID-19; Education; Healthy lifestyle; Infectious disease; School; Student knowledge
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Marsa Safira, Aisha Maharani Aliski, Bella Salsabila, Dewi Ratna Sari, Muhammad Anas Farobi, Nadyalifa Tania Putri, Dhia Farhan Taufik, Hammam Izza Rofiqi, Daniel Jonatahan Mangapul Siagian and Anisa Putri Amanda. Increasing knowledge of the Inpres elementary school students in Rimuku, Mamuju-Sulawesi Barat regarding Covid-19 and its prevention. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(1), 693-699. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0053