International Research Journal of Engineering, IT & Scientific Research
Available online at https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/irjeis/
Vol. 8 No. 5, September 2022, pages: 210-221
ISSN: 2454-2261
https://doi.org/10.21744/irjeis.v8n5.2184
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The Effect of Health Education on the Level Of Knowledge and Attitude
Of Mothers About COVID-19 Prevention at Posyandu of Mpunda
Public Health Center of Bima City
Indra Rahmad
a
Julhana
b
Dhany Dahniarty
c
Awan Dramawan
d
Syaiful Aniharyati Aniharyati
e
Aniharyati Aniharyati
f
Article history: Abstract
Submitted: 18 June 2022
Revised: 09 July 2022
Accepted: 27 August 2022
Background of Study: Transmission of COVID-19 is made through close contact
and saliva splashes/droplets, instead of air transmission. Baby is one of the most
vulnerable subjects to any kind of disease due to their body's immune is still
likely weak or imperfect. Providing insights on the importance of maintaining
health and the danger of COVID-19 virus is necessary to conduct through some
informal educational platforms to the society. Method: the research method used
in the present study was quasi-experiment with pre-test and post-test with a
control group design. The sampling technique used was random sampling. In this
study, a bivariate test was conducted to find out the effect and difference in the
level of knowledge and attitude of both the control group and experimental
group. The present study, further, used the statistical test of Mann Witney and
Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Result: The analysis result of the mothers’
knowledge using the Mann Witney test obtained a p-value of 0.0225 by which
since p<a (0.05), then it was revealed that there was a significant difference
between the education counseling with video as well as a booklet and only using
the booklet to improve the mothers’ knowledge on the COVID-19 prevention at
POSYANDU of MPUNDA Public Health Center of Bima City. Conclusion: The
use of video and booklet is deemed more effective in improving the mothers’
knowledge on COVID-19 prevention at POSYANDU of MPUNDA Public
Health Center of Bima City compared to that only using.
Keywords:
attitude;
COVID-19;
education;
knowledge;
prevention;
International research journal of engineering, IT & scientific research © 2022.
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Corresponding author:
Julhana,
Mataram Health Polytechnic (Poltekkes Mataram), Nursing Department, Jl. Soekarno Hatta 03- 84112,
Bima-Nusa Tenggara Barat-Indonesia.
Email address: julhana27@gmail.com
a
Mataram Health Polytechnic (Poltekkes Mataram), Nursing Department
b
Mataram Health Polytechnic (Poltekkes Mataram), Nursing Department
c
Stikes Yahya Bima, Midwife Department
d
Mataram Health Polytechnic (Poltekkes Mataram), Nursing Department
e
Mataram Health Polytechnic (Poltekkes Mataram), Nursing Department
f
Mataram Health Polytechnic (Poltekkes Mataram), Nursing Department