Relationships Between Social Media News About Covid-19 and Level of Alertness on Family with Stunted Children in Tasikmalaya City

Mulyana, H.; Bin Sansuwito, T.; Nandang, A.; Knowledge, E.

The high prevalence of Covid-19 can have quite serious physical and psychological impacts. The coverage on social media about the Covid-19 outbreak is sometimes wrongly interpreted by readers, such as families who have stunted children who are perceived to be at high risk for Covid-19. The aim of this study is to find out the relationship between social media news about Covid-19 and the level of vigilance displayed by families with at-risk children in this category. Correlational analysis was used with cross-sectional approach to asses a sample of 75 families residing in the Kawalu district, and a questionanaire was used as the research instrument. with a research instrument in the form of a questionnaire. Statistical tests were conducted which employed the Spearman rank. The results indicate that the relationship between social media news about Covid-19 and the level of vigilance displayed by families with children in this vulnerable category was (p-value = 0.004), the use of social media to access Covid-19 news in the medium category is 66 people (88.0%) and the alert level is in the medium category. as many as 68 people (90.7%). Many adverts aim ton inspire fear in order to heighten subsceptibility to marketing messages. This has a particular impact on families where children have special dietary requirements to alleviate their medical conditions, and if these nutritional needsd are not met there is a risk that their condition will intensify. It is particularly important, therefore, that public health center nurses focus on direct messaging to the affected families during the pandemic and in its aftermath.