19 2 (1) (2021) 19-27 Indonesian Journal of Health Community http://e-journal.ivet.ac.id/index.php/ijheco Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Perilaku Pencegahan COVID-19 pada Pedagang di Pasar Sampangan Kota Semarang Rani Tiara Desty 1 , Wahyuni Arumsari 1 , Saidatur Rohmah 1 1 Program Studi Administrasi Kesehatan, Universitas IVET, Indonesia DOI: https://doi.org/10.31331/ijheco.v2i1.1631 Info Articles ___________________ Sejarah Artikel: Disubmit 16 April 2021 Direvisi 3 Mei 2021 Disetujui 7 Juni 2021 ___________________ Keywords: COVID-19, Traditional Market, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice _______________________ Abstrak ____________________________________________________________ Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) menjadi tantangan dunia kesehatan saat ini. Kasus COVID-19 di Indonesia masih menunjukkan tren peningkatan setiap harinya. Kota Semarang sebagai pusat pemerintahan memiliki jumlah kasus COVID-19 terbanyak dibandingkan dengan Kota/Kabupaten lain di Jawa Tengah. Penularan COVID-19 paling memungkinkan terjadi pada pekerja di sektor umum salah satunya pedagang pasar tradisional. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa hubungan antara pengetahuan dan sikap terhadap perilaku pencegahan COVID-19 pada pedagang di Pasar Sampangan, Kota Semarang. Penelitian ini menggunakan studi observasional analitik studi dengan rancangan cross-sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh pedagang di Pasar Sampangan yang berjumlah 210 orang dengan sampel sebanyak 53 orang Metode sampling yang digunakan adalah simple random sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa kuesioner yang telah diuji validitas dan reliabilitas dengan nilai 0,789. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan ada hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan perilaku penerapan protocol kesehatan (p=0,01) serta ada hubungan antara sikap dan perilaku penerapan protocol kesehatan pedagang di Pasar Sampangan (p=0,014). Pemberian edukasi yang valid dan komperhensif dari Petugas Kesehatan dapat meningkatkan perilaku penerapan protocol kesehatan pada pedagang di Pasar Sampangan. Abstract ____________________________________________________________ Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is a challenge in today's health world. COVID-19 cases in Indonesia are still showing an increasing trend every day. The city of Semarang as the center of government has the highest number of COVID-19 compared to other cities in Central Jawa. The most likely transmission of COVID-19 occurs in workers in the public sector, one of which is traditional market traders. This study aims to analyze the relationship between knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 prevention behavior among local traders in Sampangan Market, Semarang City. This study use an analititic observational study with a cross-sectional design. The population in this study were 210 traders in the Sampangan Market with a sample of 53 people. The sampling method used was simple random sampling. The instrument was an questionnaire had been tested for its validity and reliability with value of 0.789. The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between knowledge and the behavior of implementing health protocols (p = 0.01) and there is a relationship between attitudes and behavior of implementing health protocols for traders in Sampangan Market (p = 0.014). Providing valid and comprehensive education from health workers can improve the behavior of implementing health protocols to traders in the Sampangan Market.  Alamat Korespondensi: E-mail: ranitiaradesty@ivet.ac.id p-ISSN 2721-8503 e-ISSN 2775-9997