The Relationship of Eating Patterns and The Use of Mask to The Prevention of COVID-19 in Tulis District, Batang Regency, Central Java

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2022): Jurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan Volume 19 No. 1, Januari 2022
Published: Jan 31, 2022
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COVID-19 Batang,
Diet,
Prevention

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Merita Yuliyani
Diponegoro University
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-2400
Nur Endah Wahyuningsih
Diponegoro Univeristy
Mursid Rahardjo
Diponegoro Univeristy

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has not yet stopped until the spread of COVID-19 has spread, including in Indonesia. Tulis District wis one of the areas with the most COVID-19 cases in Batang Regency, Central Java Province. Covid prevention factors could be influenced by internal factors and external factors. This study aims to analyze the factors related to preventing the spread of Covid in the community in Tulis District. This research is observational with a case control design. A total of 100 people with systematic sampling. Data were analyzed using Chi-Square test and Odds Ratio test. The results showed that there was a relationship between an unbalanced diet (OR = 3.857; CI = 1.670-8.911; p = 0.002), and less habit of wearing masks (OR = 2.923; CI = 1.245-6.865; p = 0.022) with the lack of prevention of the spread of Covid in the Tulis District. So that eating patterns and the habit of wearing masks are factors related to preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Tulis District.

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Author Biographies

Merita Yuliyani, Diponegoro University

Environmental Health Concentration, Faculty of Public Health, Diponegoro University

Nur Endah Wahyuningsih, Diponegoro Univeristy

Environmental Health Concentration, Faculty of Public Health, Diponegoro University

Mursid Rahardjo, Diponegoro Univeristy

Environmental Health Concentration, Faculty of Public Health, Diponegoro University

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