Research Article
Analysis of Using the Mobile Education Model in The Community in Health Emergency Conditions
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.29-6-2022.2326080, author={Oktia Woro Kasmini Handayani and Intan Zainafree and Eko Farida}, title={Analysis of Using the Mobile Education Model in The Community in Health Emergency Conditions}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar on Public Health and Education, ISPHE 2022, 29 June 2022, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ISPHE}, year={2023}, month={1}, keywords={mobile education health emergency condition covid-19 pandemic}, doi={10.4108/eai.29-6-2022.2326080} }- Oktia Woro Kasmini Handayani
Intan Zainafree
Eko Farida
Year: 2023
Analysis of Using the Mobile Education Model in The Community in Health Emergency Conditions
ISPHE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.29-6-2022.2326080
Abstract
The COVID outbreak has been declared a global health problem since January, 2020. Behavior change is the key to the spread of the Coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and conveying information regarding the application of health protocols requires appropriate counseling methods. One of the outreach programs to the community that is run at the Puskesmas is mobile counseling. The purpose of the study was to determine whether the mobile extension method brought changes in health protocol behavior in the community. This type of research uses experimental research with a pre-test and post-test design. The research at Sekayu Health Center, Semarang City, with a population of 3616 people. The accidental sampling technique was chosen. The respondents were 50 people. The Wilcoxon test was used to analyse differences behavior before and after treatment during health protocol COVID-19. The results showed the average behavior of respondents before being given the mobile counseling method is 35 and after being given the mobile counseling method is 45. The results of statistical tests obtained a p-value = 0.001 (p <0.05), which means there is a difference in the behavior of respondents regarding the COVID-19 health protocol before and after being given health education using the mobile method.