1. Understanding of Young People About COVID-19 During Early Outbreak in Indonesia
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Frenstan, Cindy Monika Agatha, Fransisca Handy Agung, Andree Kurniawan, Felix Wijovi, Stella Angelina, Sharleen Winata, Devina Adella Halim, and Claudia Jodhinata
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Adult ,Male ,understanding ,Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,knowledge ,Adolescent ,Distancing ,Cross-sectional study ,Pneumonia, Viral ,Population ,Short Communications ,coronavirus ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,young people ,Disease Outbreaks ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Environmental health ,Pandemic ,Humans ,Social media ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Child ,education ,Pandemics ,Government ,education.field_of_study ,outbreak ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,COVID-19 ,Outbreak ,language.human_language ,Indonesian ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Indonesia ,language ,Female ,Coronavirus Infections ,Psychology - Abstract
To control the spread of COVID-19 transmission, Indonesia government has broadcasted information about the pandemic. The aim of this study is to evaluate the understanding of young people, about COVID-19 during the early outbreak in Indonesia. An online-based cross-sectional data collection was conducted from adolescents aged 10 to 25 years, based on 10 questions regarding general COVID-19 information. There were 355 subjects from 25 out of 34 Indonesian provinces who participated in the study, with mean age of 19.93 ± 2.91 years. Better understanding was found in the female and higher-income population. Largely, the subjects got the information from social media, instead of the official government site for COVID-19. Lack of understanding about crucial preventive measures was found, such as handwashing and physical distancing. In conclusion, the participants have an overall moderate-good initial understanding toward COVID-19 during the early outbreak in Indonesia. These results can be used as baseline data for development of awareness measurement tools.
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- 2020