Educational comics: a change in the attitude of 3M children aged 10-12 years during the covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Background: Covid-19 is a disease caused by a new type of Coronavirus namely Sars-CoV-2 which is transmitted through close contact and droplets. Symptoms are acute respiratory disorders such as cough, shortness of breath and fever above 38℃. Attitude change is a stimulus or stimulus received by a person, either in the form of a positive or negative response. Educational comics are pictures and writings that make up a story, then packaged into a book. The comic "Kitorang Lawan Corona" is more interesting for the readers. Objective: This study was to analyze the effectiveness of educational comics on changes in 3M attitudes in children aged 10-12 years during the covid-19 pandemic. Methods: The research design used was a quasi-experimental approach with a one group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this study were students of MI Al-Kautsar Sorong City aged 10-12 years. Measurement of attitude change was carried out before and after giving educational comics using a Likert questionnaire. Analysis of research data using the Wilcoxon test. Results: providing comics education was significantly (p=0.000) effective on changing 3M attitudes in children aged 10-12 years during the covid-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Educational comics are effective in changing 3M attitudes in children aged 10-12 years during the covid-19 pandemic. Keywords: Attitude change, health protocols, educational comics.