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MISINFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 IN INDONESIA

Jurnal Administrasi Kesehatan Indonesia · Vol. 8 No. 2 (2020) · pp. 51–59

DOI
10.20473/jaki.v8i2.2020.51-59
ISSN
2540-9301, 2303-3592
Published
2020-06-17
Publisher
Universitas Airlangga
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

Background: An increase in COVID-19 cases has been accompanied by an increase in public misinformation of basic coronavirus facts, its transmission and prevention.Aims: This study described public knowledge of COVID-19 misinformation in Indonesia.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study using online questionnaires for data collection from 4 to 11 April 2020. The questionnaires consisted of two parts regarding demographic characteristics and knowledge of misinformation. The sample in this study was 530 respondents. Descriptive analysis was used for data analysis.Results: The majority of respondents were below 25 years old (n = 342, 64.5%) and graduated from junior/senior high school education (n = 277, 52.3%). There were 13.2% of respondents who believed the COVID-19 can halt in Indonesia's climate, while 27.7% of them stated that COVID-19 is a biological weapon deliberaly created by a country. Meanwhile, 19.6% believed that gargling with salt water or vinegar can kill the COVID-19.Conclusion: A group of people still did not get misinformation of the COVID-19. Various efforts need to undertake to align community understanding of COVID-19 prevention, and thus they could get accurate information. Keywords: COVID-19, misinformation, prevention measures, SARC-CoV-2.

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Emma RachmawatiAffiliation unknown3
Fajar AriyantiAffiliation unknown3
Deni Wahyudi KurniawanAffiliation unknown3
Yuyun UmniyatunAffiliation unknown2
Kartika Yuni PratiwiAffiliation unknown2
Yustiyani YustiyaniAffiliation unknown2
Narila Mutia NasirAffiliation unknown1
Vetty Yulianty PermanasariAffiliation unknown1
Ede Surya DarmawanAffiliation unknown1
Ahmad HidayatAffiliation unknown1
Hidayati HidayatiAffiliation unknown1
Nia MusniatiAffiliation unknown1
Hari HendartoAffiliation unknown1
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Endah WulandariAffiliation unknown1
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Miftahul JannahAffiliation unknown1
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Baequni BoermanAffiliation unknown1
Husnan NurjumanAffiliation unknown1
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Anna FitrianiAffiliation unknown1
Izza SurayaUniversitas Muhammadiyah Prof Dr Hamka1
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Annisa Triana YusmanAffiliation unknown1
Estu Mahanani DhilasariAffiliation unknown1
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