PENGARUH SEMINAR ONLINE TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT AWAM DI ERA PANDEMIK COVID-19

Abstract

ABSTRAK: Indonesia berjuang melawan Covid-19 dengan memodifikasi kebijakan karantina wilayah (lockdown) menjadi Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) yang bersifat lokal sesuai tingkat keparahan. Seminar online dikembangkan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat. Seminar Online memberikan pengetahuan masayarakat terkait penularan dan cara pencegahan covid.19 Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menilai pengetahuan masyarakat tentang pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian quasi ekperimental pre and post test design dengan membandingkan pengetahuan responden sebelum dan sesudah observasi. Pada penelitian ini didapatkan 65 responden yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Hasil analisis univariat mengenai karakteristik responden didapatkan distrbusi berdasarkan usia terbanyak ditemukan pada kelompok usia yaitu 22-31 tahun yaitu 26 responden (40,0%), distribusi berdasarkan jenis kelamin terbanyak adalah perempuan yaitu 47 orang (72,3%), sebagaian besar pekerjaan responden adalah karyawan masing-masing sebanyak 25 orang (38,5%), sebagian besar pendidikan responden berpendidikan SMA sebanyak 47 (72,3%). Ditemukan tingkat pengetahuan baik responden tentang Covid-19 meningkat dari 90,8% menjadi 96,9%. Pada analisis komparasi menunjukan perubahan signifikan terhadap pengetahuan tentang Covid-19 setelah mengikuti seminar online, yaitu p=0,001 dan p=0,001. Sehingga, dapat disimpulkan bahwa seminar online memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap perubahan pengetahuan masyarakat awam tentang Covid-19.

Kata Kunci: Pengetahuan, Masyarakat Awam, Covid-19, Seminar Online

ABSTRACT: Indonesia is fighting Covid-19 by modifying its regional quarantine policy (lockdown) into a large-scale social restriction (PSBB) that is localized according to the severity of the province, district, or cityThe role of the mass media as a health promotion becomes increasingly important because it affects the behavior of society. Online Seminar can be gived transmission and prevention covid-19 virus. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess public knowledge of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study uses quasi experimental research design pre and post test design by comparing respondents' knowledge before and after observation. In this study, 65 respondents were found to meet the criteria of inclusion and exclusion. The results of the univariate analysis of the characteristics of the respondents obtained distribution based on age is found in the age group of 22-31 years that is 26 respondents (40.0%), the distribution based on gender is 47 women (72.3%), a large number of jobs the respondents are 25 employees each (38.5%), most of the respondents' education is high school education as many as 47 (72.3%). It was found that respondents' level of good knowledge about Covid-19 increased from 90.8% to 96.9%. The comparison analysis showed significant changes in the knowledge of Covid-19 after attending online seminars, namely p = 0.001 and p = 0.001. Thus, it can be concluded that online seminars have a significant influence on changes in public knowledge of Covid-19.

Keywords: Online Seminar, Knowledge, Public Community, Covid-19