Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19 in Indonesia: A post delta variant wave cross-sectional study

IntroductionPublic information and regulations related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been widely published and continuously changed. The Indonesian government has responded to the emerging evidence by regularly updating its unprecedented and preventive measures against the transmission of COVID-19 to the public. It is important to understand how the public responded to these updates. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Indonesians toward COVID-19 after the emergence of the delta variant wave.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among the adult population of non-healthcare workers in Indonesia through an online questionnaire using the SurveyMonkey platform. A total of 1,859 respondents completed this survey from September to October 2021. The knowledge, attitudes, and practices data were analyzed descriptively to find their frequency and percentage. A multivariate analysis was conducted to confirm the factors affecting the respondents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices with a p-value of <0.05 set as significant.ResultsBeing female, having a higher education level, and having a higher frequency of access to COVID-19 news showed significant impacts on knowledge, attitudes, and practices (p<0.001). Older age stratification influenced the knowledge level (p<0.05) but had no significant effect on people's attitudes and practices toward COVID-19. Respondents' perceived probability of being exposed to COVID-19 (p < 0.05) and their COVID-19 infection frequency (p < 0.001) significantly influenced their knowledge. Household income and respondents' knowledge significantly affected their attitudes toward COVID-19. Furthermore, only their attitudes had a significant impact on the respondents' practices. Perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, and vaccination status did not significantly influence their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (p > 0.05).ConclusionAfter more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesians maintain their high level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices. COVID-19 disinformation must be combatted by strengthening authorized media, empowering communities, and improving governance among institutions during and post-pandemic

PHS5 Integrated mobile phone application to support the three pillar of end tuberculosis strategy : a new approach before 2030

Background : Indonesia as the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases is burdened by both classic unsolved problem and latest issues of TB cases. Innovation using mobile phone application may be potential to integrate several TB control efforts to reach the tuberculosis-free target in year 2030Aim : to review the benefit and applicability of mobile phone application to support the three pillar of end TB strategy, especially in Indonesia.Method : This is a narrative literature review study. Extracting the component and occured problems from each pillar of end TB strategy was firstly conducted. For each findings, the approachment using mHealth were searched in published papers, pilot tested, and GO/NGOs or company website to be reviewed whether it could be performed and applied as one stop integrated mobile application that suitable for Indonesian population.Result : mobile phone and internet penetration in Indonesia is fast increasing, predominantly among lower class society. Separated and various applications found to deal with health services related problems, those could also be implemented to overcome TB based on three pillar strategy in one integrated application. Government played a big role to promote investation, wide use of the application, and creating a connected platform where different type of health startup can enter to support the system. More suggestions are needed on how this integrated application should deal with the ethical clearance to use the big data for medical research, users’ age, rural area implementation, and economic gap.Conclusion : “One stop” concept in one integrated application will enhance the will of wide population to use it and the sustainability of the application. To maximize its benefit to overcome TB in Indonesia, gross participation from individual, community, private sector, until the national government level should be endeavored

The Components of Height and Blood Pressure in Javanese Children

Introduction: Understanding the correlation between body height components and blood pressure in children can encourage proper investment in population-based primary prevention programs and gives benefits in terms of public health and economic well-being. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of stunting and relationship between height, sitting height, leg length, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) in Javanese children in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Methods: This study used a cross sectional method which was conducted on 492 Javanese children aged 6-12 years old (237 boys and 255 girls). All children underwent anthropometric, SBP, and DBP measurements using standard procedures. Height-for-age based on WHO chart was used to define stunting, while leg length was based on the relative subischial leg-length. Statistical analysis was conducted using independent sample t-test and Pearson's correlation test with a significance of p<0.05. Results: It was found that around 22.3% of children were stunted with two thirds of girls. Height components were positively correlated with SBP in boys (r=0.19-0.32, p<0.05) and girls (r:0.22-0.37, p<0.05) as well as DBP in boys (r:0.18-0.24, p<0.05) and girls (r:0.22-0.33, p[removed