Analysis Implementation of Health Protocols in Controlling of Covid-19 to Children in Jambi City

Abstract

The community, especially children, still need to implement health protocol to control Covid-19 optimally. Data from the Ministry of Education and Culture shows that 581 clusters of elementary school children have caused 6,908 cases of COVID-19 in children. This study aimed to determine the application of health protocols in controlling the risk of Covid-19 disease in children in Jambi City.  This research is quantitative. The samples in this study were 40 children. Data analysis was descriptive-analytic. The results of the survey showed 1) 18 children (45%) had good knowledge about Covid-19 disease and 22 people (55%) had the wrong category. The risk of transmission of Covid-19 in children in the high class is 26 people (65%), and 14 people (35%) in the low category. Implementation of health protocols for children in the good category was 12 people (30%) and 28 people (70%) in the bad category. 2) There is a significant relationship between knowledge and implementation of health protocols (P=0.000) 3) There is a significant relationship between the implementation of health protocols and the risk of transmission of Covid-19 (P=0.001). The recommendation is that parents are expected to consistently supervise their children to implement health protocols, especially outside the home. In addition, there is a role for teachers in schools to continue to provide knowledge and supervision of school students in controlling Covid-19.