Use of disinfectant during Covid19: Is it safe enough in the community? Meliana Sari (a*), Syadza Annisa (b)
UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
Abstract
The use of pesticides during the COVID-19 pandemic has received important attention. The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of use of disinfectants and to see the safety of the use of disinfectants in the community. This research method involved 175 respondents using a cross sectional study design. Collecting data using questionnaires distributed using googleform. The result shows, the majority of respondents are from the city of Bekasi (26.9%), with a high school graduate education (80%). Most of the respondents^ occupations were students, 73.7%. It was found that only 2.3% respondents had used disinfectants safely. From respondents aged 19-45 years (88.6%) there is 98.1% used disinfectants unsafely. There^s 38% of respondents have children in their homes, but 95.5% have not used disinfectants safely. Awareness of the safe use of disinfectants needs to be increased to minimize the health impact on humans.
