DELIVERY OF HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH DOOR TO DOOR MEDIA LEAFLETS TO THE COMMUNITY IN BENDE VILLAGE, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI 2020

Abstrak

Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered type of coronavirus. In 2020, Covid-19 became a pandemic that occurred in many countries around the world. At this time, the public is advised to live together with this Covid-19. This fact requires a change in the behavior of all citizens, so that proper knowledge about Covid-19 needs to be ensured. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a difference in the level of knowledge before and after the provision of health education in the form of door to door leaflets to the community in Bende Village, Southeast Sulawesi. This type of research was descriptive quantitative research. The sample in this study amounted to 30 people. The results of the study were presented in the form of a graphic table of the results of the pre-test and post-test. This study showed an increase in the average knowledge of the community in Bende Village after health education through leaflets was carried out. The average knowledge of respondents before being given health education through leaflets was 5,9 and after receiving health education in the form of leaflets increased to 8,1. There was an increase in knowledge of 22% between before and after being given health education in the form of leaflets to the community in Bende Village, Southeast Sulawesi in 2020.