TY - JOUR AU - LÕ½kаѕ, Ð…tеfаnսѕ AU - Ramatillah, Diana Laila AU - Jusnita, Nina AU - FаdhÑ–lla, Ѕаlѕа AU - Aldi, Yufri AU - Wahyuni, Fatma Sri PY - 2022/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - IAI SPECIAL EDITION: Relationship between knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 prevention behaviour among west jakarta residents JF - Pharmacy Education JA - Pharm Educ VL - 22 IS - 2 SE - Special Edition DO - 10.46542/pe.2022.222.289291 UR - https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/1638 SP - p. 289-291 AB - <p><strong>Background:</strong> Over time, cases of COVID-19 have increased significantly; as of June 19, 2020, the total number of patients positive for COVID-19 in Cengkareng District, Indonesia, was 163 as behavioural efforts to prevent COVID-19 have not been carried out optimally by Cengkareng District residents.   </p><p><strong>Objectives:</strong> This study aimed to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and attitude of the community towards COVID-19 prevention behaviour.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> This study was observational, prospective, with a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of the residents of Cengkareng District (n=100) obtained by a purposive sampling technique. The data analysis was univariate and bivariate. Bivariate analysis used the Chi-square test.   </p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The univariate analysis revealed that 62% of respondents had good knowledge of COVID-19 prevention, 55% had positive attitudes towards COVID-19 prevention, and 60% had good COVID-19 prevention behaviour. Bivariate analysis showed that men, women, and children were associated with a COVID-19 preventive behaviour (<em>p</em>&lt;0.05). In Cengkareng District, West Jakarta, there was an association between population knowledge and COVID-19 prevention behaviour. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, health workers should promote the importance of COVID-19 prevention behaviours.</p> ER -