Hubungan Pengetahuan Tentang Covid-19 Dengan Kepatuhan Protokol Kesehatan pada Siswa Kelas XI

Abstract

Absctract Crisis Center of Indonesian Ministry of Health stated that until April 2022 in Southeast Sulawesi Province, 25,550 people were confirmed positive for Covid-19 with 565 cases of death, in Konawe Selatan Regency there were 1,261 people with Covid-19 with 35 deaths. The increase in Covid-19 instances can be prevented if the community has a good understanding and knowledge, especially in the youth group, knowledge about Covid-19 is interpreted as a result of knowing from the public about the disease, how to prevent, treat and complications that may occur after exposure to a disease. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between knowledge and adherence to the Covid-19 health protocol in class XI students at SMA Negeri 8 Konawe Selatan. This type of research is quantitative with a cross-sectional study design with a sample of 66 students. The results of the study describe students' knowledge of covid-19 in the good category as many as 54 people (54%) and the category of lack of knowledge about covid-19 as many as 12 people (18.2%). Adherence to the health protocol in the obedient category was 21 people (31.8%) and the less compliant category was 45 people (68.2%). The results of the statistical test obtained a p value = 0.4 (> 0.05) meaning that there was no relationship between knowledge about COVID-19 and student compliance with health protocols. It is recommended to the school that before starting the learning process always remind students about covid-19 and compliance with post-pandemic health protocols according to government instructions as a form of joint vigilance.