DETERMINANTS OF HYGIENE AND SANITATION BEHAVIOUR IN THE USE OF MEDICAL MASKS AS A PREVENTION OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH TANGERANG CITY 2022 Intania Ayu Noor Arifa and Dewi Utami Iriani
Public Health Departement, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah, South Tangerang, Indonesia
Abstract
Introduction: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a type of corona virus that can be transmitted from human to human through human droplets. Since the beginning of the case found in Indonesia, the number of cases found has almost always increased every day. South Tangerang City has the highest number of cases in Banten Province, with 33.668 confirmed cases as of January 27th, 2022. The Indonesian government through Satuan Tugas Penanganan COVID-19 has issued a Circular on Travel Provisions for Domestic People during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease Pandemic (COVID-19), in which the circular contains the 6M protocol that must be implemented and obeyed when traveling, one of which is wearing a mask. Objective: To look at the determinants of hygiene and sanitation behaviour in the use of medical masks as a prevention of COVID-19 in South Tangerang City in 2022. Methods: cross-sectional study design by utilizing a quantitative analytical approach. The research sample was 102 people living in South Tangerang City in 2022. Results: 56.9% of people in South Tangerang City still have poor hygiene and sanitation behaviour using medical masks. There is a relationship between the level of education (p-value = 0.014), knowledge (p-value = 0.028), information exposure (p-value = 0.049) and the availability of facilities and infrastructure (p-value = 0.014) with hygiene and sanitation behaviour using medical masks. While the factors that were not significantly related were age, gender, attitude, and support from community leaders. Suggestion: The South Tangerang City government and health workers can increase socialization and health promotion, especially regarding hygiene and sanitation using medical masks to improve public behaviour in hygiene and sanitation using medical masks as a prevention of COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19, Medical Masks, Hygiene and Sanitation
