THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW NORMAL POLICIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN KENDARI CITY, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI, INDONESIA: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW NORMAL POLICIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN KENDARI CITY, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI, INDONESIA: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE

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Background: The new normal policy during the COVID-19 pandemic requires public participation.Efforts to suppress the number of cases require knowledge, attitudes and behavior towards health protocols to prevent COVID-19.Objective: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice towards the prevention of COVID-19.

Method: This was a descriptive study which included 409 respondents in Kendari City Indonesia conducted in July-August 2020.Data were collected through online questionnaires with google forms.Results: Most of the respondents knew the causes of COVID-19 (85.

1%), mode of transmission Remote Control (65.0%), prevention with masks (96.4%), washing hands (90.

5%), social distancing (98.1%), and cough etiquette (80.4%).

The attitudes towards public opinions varied.The behaviors towards the prevention of COVID-19 were Accessories reading (90.2%), protecting themselves (94.

4%), positive thinking (96.1%), doing activities at home (87.3%) and social distancing (93.

2%).The behavior to avoid fake news was to ensure the news sources (72.6%), accessed official news (85.

5%) and accessed many sources (73.8%).Conclusions: The community of Kendari City has adequate knowledge, attitudes and practice towards prevention of COVID-19.

This is a potential asset to implementing the new normal policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.