Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards covid-19 among university students in indonesia: A cross-sectional study

Sulistyawati, S.; Hidayat, M. S.; Wijayanti, S. P. M.; Sukesi, T. W.; Hastuti, S. K. W.; Mulasari, S. A.; Tentama, F.; Rokhmayanti, R.; Putra, U. Y.; Djannah, S. N.

The presence of asymptomatic people exacerbates the widespread Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission. The majority of them come from young people. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice related to COVID-19 among university students in Indonesia, and the potential factor influenced their knowledge. A cross-sectional study involved 1,427 university students were carried out using an online survey from March 28 to April 10, 2020. A structured questionnaire consist of six sections focuses on knowledge, attitude, and preventive measure related to COVID-19 was used to collect the data. The analysis was performed using descriptive, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results of the analysis indicated a significant difference in terms of mean between males and females regarding knowledge about preventing and protect others from COVID-19, the risk factor of getting COVID-19 infection, and knowledge that COVID-19 is curable. Knowledge total score among the respondent, there was a significant difference within the research group. This study demonstrates that the respondent has a basic knowledge about COVID-19 and the proper attitude, but it seems they are not consistent on practice in a particular measure. © 2021, Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama. All rights reserved.