Determinants of COVID-19 Knowledge, Perception and Attitudes in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Al Asyary, Meita Veruswati, Rony Darmawansyah Alnur, La Ode Ahmad Saktiansyah, La Ode Hasnuddin S. Sagala, Syawal Kamiluddin Saptaputra, Eka Oktavia, Maria Holly Herawati, Ririn Arminsih Wulandari and Hanns Moshammer ()
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Al Asyary: Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok City 16424, Indonesia
Meita Veruswati: Study Program of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA (UHAMKA), Jakarta 12130, Indonesia
Rony Darmawansyah Alnur: Study Program of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA (UHAMKA), Jakarta 12130, Indonesia
La Ode Ahmad Saktiansyah: Study Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Halu Oleo University, Kendari 93232, Indonesia
La Ode Hasnuddin S. Sagala: Department of Information System, Faculty of Information Technology, University of SembilanBelas November, Kendari 93561, Indonesia
Syawal Kamiluddin Saptaputra: Study Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Halu Oleo University, Kendari 93232, Indonesia
Eka Oktavia: Alifa Pringsewu Midwifery Academy, Kota Bandar Lampung 35373, Indonesia
Maria Holly Herawati: Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta 40173, Indonesia
Ririn Arminsih Wulandari: Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok City 16424, Indonesia
Hanns Moshammer: Center for Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: Many countries, including Indonesia, were gravely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While younger people were rarely severely affected by an infection, they still served as important spreaders of the disease. Therefore, the knowledge, perception and attitudes regarding COVID-19 of a mostly younger population was assessed in this study using a quantitative survey and semi-structured questionnaire. Out of 15 questions on COVID-19, males answered fewer questions (−1.26) correctly. Persons reporting more diseases in the last year (+0.49 per disease) that lived in a central area of Indonesia, and that had a better socio-economic status defined through household condition scores, had better knowledge of the symptoms, causes of and measures against COVID-19. Better knowledge independently predicted more responsible attitudes and stated behavior. Knowledge and understanding should be enhanced through information campaigns targeted specifically towards men, persons with poor socio-economic backgrounds and those living in the periphery of the state.

Keywords: COVID-19; knowledge; perception; health literacy; Indonesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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