Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Health Science, ICHS 2020, 26-27 October 2020, Jakarta, Indonesia

Research Article

The Association of Age Groups in Different Settings with Self-Protective Behavior toward COVID-19 in Indonesia: An Online-Cross-sectional study

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.26-10-2020.2311320,
        author={Raihana Nadra Alkaff and Aisyah Maulina Zjubaidi and Rr. Arum Ariasih and Dela  Aristi and Gina  Fauzia and Mustakim  Mustakim},
        title={The Association of Age Groups in Different Settings with Self-Protective Behavior toward COVID-19 in Indonesia: An Online-Cross-sectional study},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Health Science, ICHS 2020, 26-27 October 2020, Jakarta, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICHS},
        year={2021},
        month={8},
        keywords={covid-19 masks physical distancing washing hand self-protective behavior},
        doi={10.4108/eai.26-10-2020.2311320}
    }
    
  • Raihana Nadra Alkaff
    Aisyah Maulina Zjubaidi
    Rr. Arum Ariasih
    Dela Aristi
    Gina Fauzia
    Mustakim Mustakim
    Year: 2021
    The Association of Age Groups in Different Settings with Self-Protective Behavior toward COVID-19 in Indonesia: An Online-Cross-sectional study
    ICHS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.26-10-2020.2311320
Raihana Nadra Alkaff1,*, Aisyah Maulina Zjubaidi2, Rr. Arum Ariasih2, Dela Aristi1, Gina Fauzia2, Mustakim Mustakim3
  • 1: Public Health Study Program Faculty of Health Sciences, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Ciputat, 15419. Indonesia
  • 2: IAKMI Tangerang Selatan, Jalan Pajajaran No.1 Pamulang Kota Tangerang Selatan, 15417
  • 3: Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, K.H. Ahmad Dahlan, Cirendeu, Ciputat, Tangerang Selatan
*Contact email: raihana.alkaff@uinjkt.ac.id

Abstract

There is a need to think of the best strategies to get the message across by redesigning health messages of self-protective behaviors toward COVID-19. The aim of the study was to identify the association of age groups in different settings with self-protective behavior. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and August 2020. A convenience sample of 440 respondents in Tangerang Selatan city was collected. The chi-square test was used for age comparisons. The results showed that the main self-protective behavior of wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing and washing hands ranged from 79.5% to 98.6%, 66.7% to 79.2%, and 63.2% to 67.2% respectively. Significantly, young people were 7.7 times more likely to wear masks than adults in convenience stores. The findings suggest that there may be an important indicator of effective messaging in different settings, especially to support people to adopt and maintain these behaviors in the future.