Factors Associated to Community Practices Toward the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Indonesia

Yanny Trisyani,1 Etika Emaliyawati,1 Aan Nuraeni,1 Ristina Mirwanti,1 Kusman Ibrahim,2 Iqbal Pramukti,3 Titin Sutini,4 Donny Nurhamsyah1 1Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia; 2Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, University of Padjadjaran, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia; 3Department of Community Nursing, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia; 4Department of Mental Health Nursing, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, West Java, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Yanny Trisyani, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jl. Raya Ir. Soekarno KM. 21, Hegarmanah, Jatinangor, Sumedang, West Java, 45363, Indonesia, Tel +6281222073465, Fax +622287793411, Email yanny.trisyani@unpad.ac.idBackground: COVID-19 still continue to spread and affects most nations globally to date. In this context, community knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19 are the most important for controlling and preventing the infectious pandemic disease.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with community practices related to COVID-19.Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted on 330 residents of Sumedang District, Indonesia. Selection of the sample using stratified random sampling. KAP toward COVID-19 was measured using the WHO questionnaire which is valid and reliable. The data were analyzed using the Rasch model, Pearson correlation, and linear regression.Results: This study revealed that most respondents tend to answer correctly on the sociality and disease transmission knowledge (+2.08 logit; SE 1.63), incorrectly in conceptual knowledge (logit measure − 2.05; SE 0.45), tended to have a positive attitude (+1.6 logit; 0.54) and practice (+1.63 logit; SE 0.61). Based on the results of the Wright map, the most challenging statement for respondents was to use masks. Knowledge and attitude were significantly associated with the practice of COVID-19 prevention (p< 0.001). Attitude is the ...