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- Title
Relationship Between Disease History and Fear Level During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bogor City Area.
- Authors
Irawan, Devi; Fitrianingsih, Nining; Yosali, Magdalena A.; A. W., Widia Astuti; Aliyupiudin, Yufi; Francisco, Joshua
- Abstract
Background: COVID-19 pandemic is a major concern in almost all countries in the world, including in Indonesia. The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the worldwide as of July 20, 2021 was 192 million cases with 4.13 million deaths. West Java province of Indonesia became one of the highest COVID-19 contributors with 6,928 cases in one day. This very rapid increase has caused psychological impact in society. Some people became more afraid to get infected with COVID-19 while some others started to get careless in performing health protocols. COVID-19 imposes more threat to people with previous diseases and could also raise fear and anxiety during the outbreak. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between disease history and fear level of COVID-19 in Bogor City area. Methodology: The research method used was analytical survey with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique was snowball sampling with total of 515 participants aged more than 18 years old. The instrument in the study was an online questionnaire using a Google Form. Data analysis performed was univariate and bivariate analysis with chi square test. Result: Out of 515 participants, 431 respondents (83.7%) had no disease history and 411 respondents (79.8%) had moderate fear level of COVID-19. The results of the chi square test show the p-value = 0.000. Conclusion: There was a relationship between disease history and fear level of COVID-19 in in Bogor City area.
- Subjects
INDONESIA; JAWA Barat (Indonesia); COVID-19 pandemic; CHI-squared test; SNOWBALL sampling; BIVARIATE analysis; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 3, p130
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v16i3.18267