COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTING COVID-19 IN DONOROJO VILLAGE, JAYALOKA DISTRICT

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Background: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by (SARS-CoV-2). The spread of the corona virus took place very quickly and spread to various countries in a very short time, a possible factor being the lack of public awareness in complying with health protocols such as maintaining distance, wearing masks, avoiding crowds, washing hands and so on. Research objective: to assess community perceptions about the importance of preventing COVID-19 in Donorojo Village, Jayaloka District. Method: This research uses quantitative descriptive. Sample: in this research, there were 98 people in Donorojo Village, Jayaloka District, using the Purposive Sampling technique. The results of this research show that the public's perception of the importance of preventing COVID-19 is in the moderate category, including the vulnerability felt by 66 people (67.3%), the severity felt by 59 people (60.2%), the benefits felt by 62 people (63.3% ), barriers felt by 49 people (50.0%), cues to action by 69 people (70.4%), self-efficacy by 79 people (80.6%), and community perception about the importance of preventing COVID-19 in Donorojo Village by 68 people ( 69.4%).Conclusion: it was found that public perception of the importance of preventing COVID-19 is at a moderate level. In order for the community's perception to fall into the high category, the village government must be more concerned with collaborating with the community health center to hold health promotions.