Dissemination of Prevention of the Spread of COVID 19 through the 7 Slum Indicators Approach in Cirebon City

Slum areas are known to be incubators of disease because they are occupied by high density residents. This activity aims to conduct dissemination in slum settlements in 11 urban villages (Kesenden, Kebonbaru, Pegambiran, Jagasatru, Pulasaren, Drajat, Sunyaragi, Karyamulya, Argasunya, Harjamukti, and Kecapi) with the theme of Prevention of the spread of COVID-19 through the 7 slum indicators approach. The methods applied in this activity were lecture along with question and answer. This activity was implemented by carrying out health protocols to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 wherein there were only 30 participants attended in each village who were required to wear masks and keep social distancing. This dissemination activity was limited to only 2 hours, effective from 08.30 to 11.00 a.m. Based on the results of the activity implementation, basically most of the people had a fairly good knowledge on COVID-19, but not all had a good attitude since there were some people who thought that the virus mostly attacks the middle to upper class. There was also indifference attitude towards government recommendations since they thought that God determines their health status.

Evaluation and emotional consequences of the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Polish Elite Athletes

In March 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee decided to cancel the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and postpone it to 2021. This decision caused a lot of emotions among elite athletes and disrupted their preparation cycle for the most important quadrennial athletic competition. The aim of the study was to investigate how Polish elite athletes regard this decision and what emotions they feel about it. The current training situation of athletes was also monitored during the study. 478 Polish elite athletes took part in the survey. The results showed that the athletes feel stronger sadness and uncertainty compared to the beginning of the year. Athletes with Olympic qualifi cation consider the decision to cancel the Olympic Games to be much more negative, but – what is interesting – is that they rate the current training options higher and declare feeling less concern about their sports form next year. Two independent clusters show that some athletes experience an increase in negative emotions, while others do not experience major changes (compared to the beginning of the year). Using factor analysis, two factors were also distinguished – emotional and sports. Both exhibited statistically signifi cantly correlations with opinions about the current training situation. The results obtained allow for the development of valuable recommendations regarding support for athletes. Strengthening the ability to regulate emotions, working with the structure of properly formulated goals and building awareness of maintaining a good attitude and approach will be particularly important.

Gambaran Karakteristik Dan Tingkat Kecemasan Pada Perawat Dalam Merawat Pasien Covid-19: Literature Review

Anxiety is an emotion that arises because of a threat of danger that cannot be avoided or prevented. This can weaken the immune system. Therefor, it can reduce productivity at work. This study aimed to describe the characteristic of the anxiety level of nurses in treating covid-19 patients in literature review. This research was a literature review research. The search results for articles from online databases, namely ProQuest and Scient Direct, obtained 5 articles that matched the research inclusion criteria. The analysis was critically analyzed using the Hawker instrument. Five articles were obtained with Zung’s Self-Rating Anxiety Scale or Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) questionnaire with the results of several characteristics being found. Most respondent were female (92.81% or 7.175), aged with a mean value of 33.15 and 30-40 years old (43.25% or 2.422 respondent), married (69.47% or 5.370 respondent), years of service 10 years (55.09% or 3.086 respondent), graduate-level education (55.46% or 4.287 respondent). While the level of anxiety, 4 articles with 4 levels of anxiety, the most is Normal (69.05% or 5.377 respondent) and 1 article with 5 levels of anxiety, the most was Mild (46% or 92 respondent). The nurses had a good attitude in controlling the perceived anxiety with evidence of the Normal value in measuring anxiety (69,05% or 5.337 respondent), and the Mild value (46% or 92 respondent). It means that nurses are still quite good at controlling anxiety.Key words : Anxiety; Nurses; Self –rating anxiety scale AbstrakKecemasan adalah emosi yang timbul karena suatu ancaman bahaya yang tidak dapat dihindari atau dicegah. Hal ini dapat melemahkan sistem imun, sehingga dapat menurunkan produktifitas dalam bekerja. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran karakteristik tingkat kecemasan pada perawat dalam merawat pasien covid-19 secara literature review. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian literature review. Hasil pencarian artikel dari database online yaitu ProQuest dan ScienceDirect yang didapatkan 5 artikel yang sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi penelitian. Analisa telaah kritis menggunakan instrumen Hawker. Diperoleh 5 artikel dengan kuesioner Zung’s Self-Rating Anxiety Scale atau Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) dengan hasil dari beberapa karakteristik terbanyak yaitu perempuan 7.175 (92,81%), usia dengan nilai mean 33,15 dan 30-40th 2.422 (43,25%), sudah menikah 5.370 (69,47%), lama kerja ≤ 10 th 3.086 (55,09%), pendidikan tingkat graduate 4.287 (55,46%). Sedangkan tingkat kecemasan, 4 artikel dengan 4 tingkatan kecemasan, terbanyak yaitu Normal 5.337 (69,05%) dan 1 artikel dengan 5 tingkatan kecemasan, terbanyak pada Mild 92 (46%). Para perawat memiliki sikap yang baik dalam pengendalian kecemasan yang dirasakan dengan bukti nilai Normal dalam pengukuran kecemasan sebanyak 5.337 (69,05%), dan nilai Mild sebanyak 92 (46%) yang artinya perawat dalam pengendalian kecemasan masih cukup baik.Kata Kunci: Covid-19; Kecemasan; Perawat; Self-rating anxiety scale

Determinants of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of front-line health workers during the first wave of COVID-19 in Africa: a multi-center online cross-sectional study

Background: During its first wave of COVID-19 infection in sub-Saharan Africa, there was insufficient understanding of the pandemic among front-line health care professionals that has led to a misidentification, and mistreatment of affected patients, with a potential risk of contracting and spreading the disease. This study was carried out to determine the Knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of front-line health workers (HWs) towards COVID-19 in Africa and their related factors.Methods: This was a multi-centers online cross-sectional study conducted over a 3-months study-period using a google survey link among front lines HWs involved in the COVID-19 response in 26 African countries. Chi-square test & logistic regression were used in the bivariate and multivariate analysis respectively to assess determinants of KAP. Statistical analysis was done using STATA version 16; all tests were two-sided with 95% confidence interval. Results: Five hundred and seventeen (517, 96.3%) consented to participate in this study from 26 African countries; 289 (55.9%) were male and 228 (44.1%) female. Overall, most of HWs, 379 (73.3%) showed poor knowledge about COVID-19 infection and preventive measures. In contrast, majority of them showed good attitude (89%) and practice (90.3%) towards prevention of COVID-19 infections. Knowledge varied among countries; Uganda had the greatest number of HWs with good knowledge. (OR = 28.09, p <0.0001) followed by Ghana (OR=10.92, p=0.001) and DRC (OR: 4.59, p=0.015). The cadre of HWs also influenced knowledge; doctors were the most knowledgeable as compared to other cadres (OR: 3.4, p= 0.005). Additionally, knowledge increased with increasing HWs’ education level (p=0.011).Attitude and practice were both influenced by HWs country of workplace (p=0.05 & p< 0.0001 respectively) and their cadre (p = 0.025 & p < 0.0001 respectively).Conclusions: Majority of the front-line HWs in the African region had an overall good attitude and practice towards COVID-19 infection and practice measures despite relatively poor Knowledge. The KAP is influenced by HWs country of workplace, their cadre and level of education.

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS TOWARDS MEASLES AND MEASLES, MUMPS AND RUBELLA (MMR) VACCINE IN IDI- ABA COMMUNITY ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA

Measles has remained endemic in some part of the world where the vaccine is not easily accessible. Although vaccine is available in some parts of the world, with routine immunization services and campaigns, many children are yet to be vaccinated. Hence, this study assessed the knowledge and attitude towards measles and Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMR) among mothers in Idi-aba community. This was a descriptive research design using multistage sampling technique to choose participants for the study. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to collect information from participants. After the distribution and collection of the questionnaires, data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results showed that 93.2% (386) and 65.9% (273) participants indicated that they knew what measles and MMR vaccines are respectively. However, overall analysis revealed that only 165 (39%) participants had high knowledge of measles and MMR vaccine while 303 (74%) had good attitude towards measles and MMR vaccine. This study showed that there are some knowledge gaps. Factors significantly associated with high percentage of mothers having good attitude are occupation (????2=20, P=0.000), income (????2=5.9, P=0.009) and parity (????2=23, P=0.000). In conclusion, this result implies that in order to sustain the good attitude displayed by the mothers, there is need for strategic intensive health educational programs for the mothers of the community.

MORAL VALUES IN JODI PICOULT’S NOVEL MY SISTER’S KEEPER

This study deals with a study of moral values in Jodi Picoult’s Novel My Sister’s Keeper, published in 2004. Moral values are human actions in carrying out their life activities. It is raised through the characters in the novel. The purpose of this study is to find out the elements of moral values contained in the novel. The elements are basic moral principles and moral personality attitudes. The theory used to analyze this topic was put forward by Suseno. The qualitative research method is used in this study. It is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the forms of written words. After doing the research, it is found that two elements of moral values are found in the novel, they are basic moral principles and moral personality attitudes. Basic moral principles cover good attitude and justice. These basic moral principles can be portrayed through the character, Anna. Furthermore, moral personality attitudes include willingness to take responsibility and moral courage. These personality attitudes are also presented when Anna wants to defend her rights.

Knowledge, Attitude and Perception towards COVID-19 Pandemic among Veterinary Professionals and Impacts: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide-Based Survey

This study evaluated the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) towards COVID-19 pandemic control among veterinarians in Nigeria. A nation-wide web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted. Information on KAP towards the COVID-19 pandemic was gathered (April 23 and May 31, 2020) and multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify associated factors. A total of 368 veterinarians participated in the study. The majority of respondents were males (72.8%), between the ages of 30–39 years (39.7%). Generally, respondents displayed a good level of knowledge about COVID-19 (72.4% ± 9.9%, range 44.1–91.2%), while the general attitude level was poor (65.4% ± 10.8, range 35.3–94.1%). Various determinants for good attitude among respondents were: if they were above 60 years old (aOR = 4.49, 95% CI: 1.379–14.594, p = 0.013), possessed postgraduate qualification (aOR = 1.63, 95 CI: 1.045–2.553, p = 0.031), worked over 30 years post DVM (aOR = 5.63, 95% CI: 1.966–16.100, p = 0.001), had household members between five and 10 (aOR = 1.73, 95% CI: 1.130–2.641, p = 0.012), and if respondents’ residence was on total lockdown (aOR = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.070–2.590, p = 0.024). The pandemic had moderate impacts on social, financial and physical status of the participants. Stricter policy measures and educational programs should be implemented to keep veterinarians and the populace informed about the best practices recommended for COVID-19 management.

The Effect of Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use On Attitudes and Interest in Using Regional Financial Management Information Systems

The era of globalization is an advanced internet use one of the strategic measures for innovation, for it is this penelian circuitry following results Effect of Perceived Usefulness Of Attitude Toward Using ditermia, where the higher the user's perception of the benefits created by SIPKD it is increasingly having a good acceptance. Effect of Perceived Ease Of Use Of Attitude Toward Using, received Perceived ease of use makes one believe that computers are easy to understand and use and can be defined a person would believe that by using the system very easy to learn, easy to be done according to its desires and ease to operate. InfluenceAttitude Toward Using Against Behavioral Intention, has an effect where the more you have a good attitude of acceptance of SIPKD, the more you have an interest in using technology.

Literature Review : Gambaran Pengetahuan Sikap Dan Perilaku Masyarakat Tentang COVID-19

The number of positive COVID-19 cases that continue to experience significant cases indicates that the distribution is still very high. The community is expected to carry out preventive behaviors. Domain consists of knowledge, attitudes and behavior. Based on previous research, people have good knowledge and behavior about COVID-19, while 50% have a positive attitude about COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of the community about COVID-19. The design of this study is a literature review by accessing the basic data of Pubmed, DOAJ, Garuda and Google Scholar. The search for articles was conducted using a combination of keywords: knowledge of COVID-19, attitudes of COVID-19, practice of COVID-19, knowledge of COVID-19, attitudes about COVID-19 and behavior about COVID-19. The results showed that most of the respondents had good knowledge (80%), good attitude (70%) and good behavior (90%) about COVID-19. The community needs to actively participate in efforts to prevent COVID-19 by increasing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors to prevent COVID-19.Keywords: COVID-19; knowledge; attitude; behavior AbstrakJumlah kasus positif COVID-19 yang masih terus mengalami lonjakan signifikan menunjukkan bahwa persebaran masih sangat tinggi. Masyarakat diharapakan untuk melakukan perilaku-perilaku pencegahan. Domain perilaku terdiri dari pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku. Berdasarkan penelitian terdahulu, masyarakat memiliki pengetahuan dan perilaku yang baik tentang COVID-19, sementara 50% memiliki sikap yang positif tentang COVID-19. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku masyarakat tentang COVID-19. Desain penelitian ini adalah literature review dengan mengakses basis data Pubmed, DOAJ, Garuda dan Google Scholar. Pencarian artikel dilakukan dengan kombinasi kata kunci: knowledge COVID-19, attitude COVID-19, practice COVID-19, pengetahuan tentang COVID-19, sikap tentang COVID-19 dan perilaku tentang COVID-19. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan mayoritas responden mempunyai pengetahuan yang baik (80%), sikap yang baik (70%) dan perilaku yang baik (90%) tentang COVID-19.Masyarakat perlu berpatisipasi aktif dalam upaya pencegahan COVID-19 dengan meningkatkan pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku-perilaku pencegahan COVID -19.Kata kunci: COVID-19; Pengetahuan; sikap; perilaku

Perception of Pain Management Among Nurses: A Study at Enchi Government Hospital

The subjective nature of pain makes it difficult to manage, especially when your healthcare personnel (mostly nurse) does not have requisite knowledge on pain management. Thus, the purpose of the study is to investigate the perception of pain management among nurses at Enchi Government Hospital. Descriptive cross-sectional study design with quantitative approach and convenient sampling method was used in conducting the study. Standard closed ended questionnaire was used to elicit responses from registered nurses at the Enchi Government Hospital. The study revealed that out of the total 150 respondents, 75.1% (112) of the total respondents’ responses depicted good perception on pain management, 76.7% (115) showed good knowledge on pain management and 51.4% (77) revealed good attitude towards pain management. In conclusion, majority of nurses at Enchi Government Hospital have good perception, good knowledge and good attitude towards pain management with others being at deficit. It is recommended that more studies are conducted on this subject concerning the topic of this study, other pertinent topics on pain management, in-service training conducted periodically and also implemented in curriculum for nursing education in Ghana.