The Analysis of Clean and Healty Behaviours in the Family In Preventing Covid-19 Transmission

Abstract

Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new type of coronavirus that was discovered in 2019 known as Sars-Cov 2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). The spread of this virus is very aggressive and fast, resulting in the increase the number of Covid19 patient. The step to prevent Covid 19 in the family is to adopt a clean and healthy lifestyle known as PHBS. Family are important point in creating clean house conditions, each family member will want to participate in practicing PHBS, so that they will be protected from attacks by several viruses, including Covid19. This study aim to analyze the clean and healthy behavior of households in order to prevent covid in Baru , Kotawaringin Barat. This is a non-experimental quantitative research which using a descriptive study. The location of the studyis in the Baru , Kotawaringin Barat with a sample selected by using the cluster random sampling of 50 households. The instrument used was a questionnaire. This data was analyzed using frequency distribution tables. The Results of hygine and healthy living behavior in prevent Covid 19, including the households that always use masks (24%), always covering their mouth when sneezing or coughing with tissue, or internal arms (34%), always wash hands after activity (20%), always provide hand sanitizer when traveling about (30%), always keep a distance and avoid crowds of (18%), always work from home (18%). The implementation of a clean and healthy household behavior program in preventing Covid in Baru, Kotawaringin Barat is not well implemented.