ABSTRACT
ESSENCE Hand washing is an easy and inexpensive way to prevent infection, one of which is to prevent the spread of SarsCov2. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of attitudes, subjective norms, and behavioral control on behavioral intentions to wash hands in the elderly during the covid 19 pandemic in the Telagasari Health Center work area in 2020. This study is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach and with an analytical descriptive method. using primary data obtained by filling out a questionnaire. The population of this study was the elderly aged 60-74 years, totaling 8920 in the working area of the Telagasari Health Center in 2020, and obtained a sample of 382 people were obtained by the stratified random sampling method. The results of data processing show that there is a significant effect between attitudes and intentions with a value of r = 0.419 and p = 0.000, there is a significant influence between subjective norms and intentions with a value of r = 0.419, p-value = 0.000 and there is a significant effect between behavioral control and intentions. with a value of r = 0.448 and p = 0.000. The conclusion is that there is an influence of attitudes, subjective norms, and behavioral control on behavioral intentions to wash hands in the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.