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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed people's behavior including the purchase of food. There has been an increase in online food purchases. This study aimed to describe the food hygiene and sanitation practices of couriers in online purchases during the beginning of the pandemic in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. A total of 190 food couriers residing in Greater Jakarta participated in this study. Data collection is done online using a Google form. To assess the descriptive analysis and factors related to food hygiene and sanitation practices carried out by food couriers, univariate and multivariate tests were used. The number of respondents with good FSH scores was around 61.1%. Factors related to Food Hygiene and Sanitation Practices were a history of health check-ups in the past month, temperature checking at the entrance of a restaurant/food vendor, and waiting not in the designated waiting area for food couriers. Cooperation between the government and related sectors is urgently needed to maintain food safety in online food purchases, such as the provision of supporting facilities and sustainable assistance. In addition, it is necessary to improve health promotion programs that are important for food couriers to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. © 2023 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.
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The COVID-19 outbreak initially occurred in Wuhan, China, and spread rapidly to other countries, including Indonesia. Various precautions were taken to suppress the spread of this virus, one of which was conducting prevention behavior in communities. This study aims to evaluate the adherence to COVID-19 prevention behavior associated with sociodemographic and psychological aspects. This cross-sectional study was conducted online from September 28 to October 9, 2020, with respondents from Bogor’s Cohort Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor study. Data were obtained from 1,736 respondents using the Indonesian Self-Report Questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20). The study used multiple logistic regression to analyze the data. If the result of the SRQ-20 was ≥ 6, it was categorized as a common mental disorder. As such, prevention behavior was found to be higher in individuals who did not experience common mental disorders (AOR = 1.8;95% CI [1.1, 2.8]). Adherence was also discovered in people who were over 55 years old and educated above junior high school (AOR = 1.5;95% CI [1.1, 2.3]), married women (AOR = 1.4;95% CI [1.1, 1.8]), and workers who work more at home (AOR = 3.3;95% CI [2.3, 5.0]). © Copyright 2021 Pérez-Luna et al. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0
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The extraordinary situation related to COVID-19 makes people worry about their health, family health, work, finances, and other daily activities. This condition can lead to social unrest, which has consequences for mental health problems. This study aims to determine the mental health consequences at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This is a cross-sectional study involving a target population aged 18 years and over who had access to electronic communication devices. An online questionnaire was randomly distributed and snowballed throughout 34 provinces in Indonesia. The study was conducted from 2 to 4 May 2020. Non-parametric and multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with anxiety and depression. Two thousand seven hundred forty-three participants were involved in this study, with 69.16% female. In sum, 6.92% of participants had General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scores ≥ 10 for moderate-severe anxiety symptoms, and 8.57% had Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores ≥ 10 for moderate-severe depressive symptoms. The multivariate linear regression analyses showed that the strongest factors influencing anxiety and depression were a history of mental illnesses, chronic illnesses, the group affected by layoffs or job seekers, unemployed, students, younger age group, living in a rented house, single, and female. In contrast, the lower and secondary education level seems to reduce the risk of depression compared to those with higher education levels. Anxiety and depression occur during the periods of activity restriction during the COVID-19 pandemic and are influenced by several modifiable and non-modifiable factors. There is an urgent need to emphasize vulnerable groups such as those with a history of illness, those affected by layoffs/looking for work, and the younger age group. © 2022, Tech Science Press. All rights reserved.