ABSTRACT
Introduction: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased in Indonesia. Preventive measures are believed to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. Therefore, increasing knowledge through health education is essential to improve preventive behavior in the community. The study aims to determine the efficacy of implementing health education using Raspberry Pi based automatic voice massages in increasing high risk populations' knowledge and prevention behavior. Design and Methods: This study was a quasi-interventional method with a pre-posttest research design and a non-equivalent control group, consisting of 30 respondents in each group. Control group received health education through leaflet sharing, while intervention group received health education through Raspberrypi based automatic voice massages. Results: This study showed that there were no significant different in knowledge between control and intervention group after obtaining health education. Meanwhile, the intervention group showed higher score in knowledge regarding COVID-19. Moreover, the prevention behavior was significantly improved in both groups after acquiring health education through leaflets and automatic voice messages. Conclusions: Health education using Raspberry Pi based automatic voice messages improved both knowledge and preventive behavior regarding COVID 19 in high risk population.
ABSTRACT
Efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and overcome the impact of the pandemic require the participation of community elements. The incidence of Covid-19 in RW 09, Tanjung Rejo Village, Sukun District, amounted to 15 cases with a death toll of 1 resident in December 2020. The lack of community knowledge about COVID-19 and its prevention efforts can be seen from the many residents who do not comply with health protocols, make the importance of community-based health interventions in the RW area. The intervention was carried out with 3 main programs, namely: the movement for the formation of the COVID-19 Task Force (Satgas);healthy living communities (GERMAS);and the movement for people to use masks, antiseptics, and disinfectants (GEMAD). The results of the intervention showed the formation of a COVID-19 task force tasked with disseminating the right information and increasing social support in efforts to prevent COVID-19, and increasing knowledge of the COVID-19 task force and health cadres after counseling activities were carried out. After the intervention, it is hoped that all RWs in Sukun District can empower the community to form a COVID-19 task force in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.