Hubungan Pengetahuan tentang Covid-19 dengan Perilaku Pencegahan Covid-19 pada Pedagang Pasar Tradisonal

Abstract

Introduction: the behavior of traditional market traders who have not used masks consistently and the difficulty of maintaining a distance has caused the number of Covid-19 transmissions to cause the market to become a place that is prone to Covid-19 transmission. Objective: This study aims to analyze the relationship between knowledge about Covid-19 and Covid-19 prevention behavior. Methods: the design of this research is using correlational analytic, a population of 313Plosotraditional market traders, a sample of 50Plosotraditional market traders with an accidental sampling technique. The instruments used are a knowledge questionnaire and a checklist of COVID-19 prevention behavior. The statistical test used was chi-square. Results: half of the market traders' knowledge was insufficient category 25 (50%) and for the behavior of most of the good category 32 traders (64%). Based on the results of the chi-square test, the p-value = 0.000. Conclusion: a relationship between knowledge of the relationship between knowledge about Covid-19 and COVID-19 prevention behavior. Massive socialization is needed to change the behavior of traders who still do not comply with health protocols