Corresponding author: Joko Wiyanto jokowiyanto82@yahoo.com Media Keperawatan Indonesia, Vol 5 No 2, May 2022 e-ISSN: 2615-1669 ISSN: 2722-2802 DOI: 10.26714/mki.5.2.2022.117-123 Jl. Kedungmundu Raya No. 18 Semarang Gedung NRC Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang Phone: 02476740287, Fax: 02476740287 Email: mki@unimus.ac.id Research article Factors Associated with COVID-19 Infection of Survivors at Semarang Joko Wiyanto 1 , Arip Susianto 1 , Nanang Qosim 1 , Sri Listyaning Wulan 1 , Hikmi Muharromah Pratiwi 2 , Amin Husni 3 , Retnaningsih Retnaningsih 3 1 Perawat RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang, Indonesia 2 Jurusan Keperawatan, Fakultas Ilmu-ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman Purwokerto, Indonesia 3 Departemen Neurologi RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang, Indonesia Article Info Abstract Article History: Submitted: Mar 10th, 2022 Accepted: May 29 th , 2022 Published: May 30 th , 2022 Keywords: COVID-19; health professionals; infection incidence; survivors The transmission of COVID-19 infection is rapidly spreading in Indonesia, All people are at risk of COVID-19 infection, especially health workers. Factors that may increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission necessitate being explored more. This study aims to find out what factors are associated with the incidence of COVID-19 infection in COVID-19 survivors at Kariadi Hospital Semarang. This study has used a retrospective observational design, with a quantitative analysis conducted involving 80 COVID-19 survivors (health workers = 63 respondents, non-health workers = 17 respondents). Respondents' characteristics questionnaire, exposure questionnaires and knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaires were filled out by respondents through google form and then were analyzed by chi-square test. Most of the COVID-19 survivors in this study were male (52.5%), had a bachelor's degree (50%), married (77.5%), had no comorbidities (73.5%), had a high level of knowledge (90%), appropriate attitude (90%), and good preventive practice (95%), and the most common symptom of COVID-19 experienced was fever (15, 95%). The incidence of COVID-19 infection was significantly more in health worker survivors which were male (p = 0.032), as civil servants (ASN) (p = 0.00), had undergraduate education level (p = 0.00) and hospitalized during COVID-19 infection (p = 0.002). Factors related to the incidence of COVID-19 infection in this study were gender, occupation, education level, and hospitalisation place. Adequate screening and mitigation of COVID-19 risk groups are urgently needed. PENDAHULUAN Semua negara di dunia termasuk Indonesia ikut merasakan dampak dari pandemi COVID-19 [1]. Di Indonesia jumlah kasus infeksi COVID-19 sebesar 5,4 juta kasus dengan jumlah kasus aktif sebesar 517.253 kasus dan jumlah kematian sekitar 147 ribu akibat infeksi COVID-19. Selain itu, sampai Desember 2021 tingkat kematian akibat COVID-19 di Indonesia sebesar 3,4%, lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan tingkat kematian dunia yaitu sebesar 1,89% [2]. Hal ini membuat semua lapisan masyarakat Indonesia sangat berisiko terpapar infeksi COVID-19.