Knowledge, Attitudes, and COVID-19 Prevention Practices ofHealthcare Workers in Indonesia: A Mobile-based Cross-sectio nal Survey

Besral, Zulvi Wiyanti, Dion Zein Nurizin, Milla Herdayati, R. Sutiawan, Martya Rahmaniati, Popy Yuniar

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Abstract

Knowledge of disease can affect attitudes and prevention practices, and wrong attitudes and practices can directly increase the risk of disease infection. Thisstudy aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and COVID-19 prevention practice of healthcare workers in Indonesia and factors associated with preventionpractices. A mobile-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in August 2020 with 254 healthcare workers in Indonesia. The self-administered questionnaireconsisted of four parts: 1) sociodemographic information, 2) knowledge of COVID-19, 3) attitudes and anxiety toward COVID-19, and 4) COVID-19 preventionpractices. The results indicated that healthcare workers in Indonesia had excellent knowledge and positive attitudes about COVID-19, but their preventionpractices were lacking. The multiple logistic regression analysis results revealed that the factors associated with the COVID-19 prevention practices of healthcare workers in Indonesia were knowledge, attitudes, anxiety, domicile island, age, income, and education. Healthcare workers who had excellent knowledge,positive attitudes, and high anxiety exhibited better COVID-19 prevention practices than others. Healthcare workers in Sumatra Island, aged 41-50 years, andan undergraduate education showed better COVID-19 prevention practices than others.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-97
Number of pages9
JournalKesmas
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2022

Keywords

  • attitudes
  • COVID-19
  • healthcare workers
  • knowledge
  • practices

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