TY - JOUR
T1 - Good Knowledge but Poor Practice Toward COVID-19 Among Indonesian Youth
AU - Fuady, Ahmad
AU - Khoe, Levina Chandra
AU - Azzahra, Tiara Berliana
AU - Lestari, Haifa Mayang
AU - Sutanto, Reynardi Larope
AU - Yo, Edward Christopher
AU - Suryoadji, Kemal Akbar
AU - Sudarsono, Nani Cahyani
AU - Findyartini, Ardi
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by Yayasan Sri Oemijati Fajar Kesejahteraan Untuk Indonesia.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 APJPH.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - COVID-19 cases have been increasing among young people as they are often considered to have low compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures. Given that challenge, there have been limited studies exploring this issue. Through a nationwide online survey, we assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practice toward COVID-19 among Indonesian youth and potential interventions to improve their behavior. We found that Indonesian youth had good knowledge of COVID-19, but their practices remained poor. Noncompliance was more frequent in males, students in Islamic high schools, those residing outside the Java-Bali islands, and students living in a lower income household. Significant barriers included lack of regulation, difficulties in avoiding crowds, and soap shortage. Their exposure to and trust in the internet was very high. These findings highlight that youth compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures should be improved by reducing barriers, collaborating actively with young people, and encouraging effective campaigns together with social media influencers.
AB - COVID-19 cases have been increasing among young people as they are often considered to have low compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures. Given that challenge, there have been limited studies exploring this issue. Through a nationwide online survey, we assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practice toward COVID-19 among Indonesian youth and potential interventions to improve their behavior. We found that Indonesian youth had good knowledge of COVID-19, but their practices remained poor. Noncompliance was more frequent in males, students in Islamic high schools, those residing outside the Java-Bali islands, and students living in a lower income household. Significant barriers included lack of regulation, difficulties in avoiding crowds, and soap shortage. Their exposure to and trust in the internet was very high. These findings highlight that youth compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures should be improved by reducing barriers, collaborating actively with young people, and encouraging effective campaigns together with social media influencers.
KW - adolescent health
KW - behavior
KW - communicable diseases
KW - COVID-19
KW - Indonesia
KW - knowledge
KW - public health
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85105912511&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10105395211015048
DO - 10.1177/10105395211015048
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85105912511
SN - 1010-5395
VL - 33
SP - 605
EP - 607
JO - Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
JF - Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
IS - 5
ER -
