TY - JOUR AU - Emdat Suprayitno, AU - Hidayat, Syaifurrahman AU - Mumpuningtias, Elyk Dwi AU - Dian Permatasari, AU - Wardita, Yulia PY - 2021/10/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Community-Based Health Education Improve Knowledge and Attitudes of COVID-19 Prevention JF - Journal Of Nursing Practice JA - J. Nurs. Pract VL - 5 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.30994/jnp.v5i1.164 UR - https://thejnp.org/index.php/jnp/article/view/164 SP - 136-145 AB - <p><strong>Background: </strong>Corona Virus Disease-19 is becoming a pandemic. The easy-to-spread nature of the virus which requires good knowledge and good attitude in determining preventive measures to break Covid-19 transmission.<br /><strong>Purpose:</strong> This study aimed to determine the effect of community-based health education on knowledge and attitudes of Covid-19 prevention.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: This is quantitative research with design of quasi-experimental. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling, the samples were 62 people divided into two groups. The intervention group that received the intervention of community-based health education and control group that received a Covid-19 leaflet.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: The research result found that Mann Whitney U test score of knowledge between intervention and control group after the given intervention was p=0.004. Independent T test score of attitudes between intervention and control group after intervention was p=0.003. The Mann Whitney U test score of knowledge differences (?) between intervention group and the control group after intervention was p=0.002. Mann Whitney U test of attitudes differences (?) between intervention group and the control group after intervention was p=0.000.<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The research showed that respondents in the intervention group have better knowledge and better attitudes. The community-based health education method can be an alternative option to promote and prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection</p> ER -