HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN CORONA VIRUS TERHADAP PERILAKU 3M (MENGGUNAKAN MASKER, MENJAGA JARAK, DAN MENCUCI TANGAN) PADA MAHASISWA STIKES TELOGOREJO

Introduction: The Corona Virus pandemic has resulted in the formation of a policy on online learning which is likely to start gradually in 2021 for the implementation of offline learning again. Students' understanding of the Corona Virus and the application of 3M (using masks, maintaining distance and washing hands using soap) is very important to prevent the rate of transmission of the virus. So it is necessary to measure students' knowledge about Corona Virus on 3M's behavior before offline learning begins with the hope that when offline learning opens, students will understand Corona Virus and be able to behave 3M properly. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze whether there is a relationship between the level of knowledge about Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) and 3M behavior among students at STIKES Telogorejo Semarang. Methods: The design of this study is quantitative descriptive analytic. The number of samples used is 90 students where students will fill out 2 questionnaires, namely about Corona Virus knowledge and 3M behavior via google form. Results: The results in the study showed that the level of student knowledge was 97.8% in the good category and the implementation of 3M's behavior was 98.9% in the good category with a p.value of 0.000, so it can be concluded that there is an influence of the level of student knowledge on 3M behavior. Conclusion: Knowledge plays an important role in determining complete behavior because knowledge will form beliefs which in turn will perceive reality, provide a basis for decision making and determine behavior in a particular situation.