Practice of New Normal Lifestyles, Economic and Social Disruption, and Level of Happiness Among General Public in China in the Post-COVID-19 Era

WHO has declared COVID-19 as a pandemic since March 2020. The possibility oftransmission of COVID-19 increases if people gather together, but humans need tobe active and work so that their economic needs are met. Therefore, the governmentis exploring a new normal, which is an order of adaptation to new habits in whichpeople can continue to live productively by changing their life habits. The key to thesuccess of the new normal is community discipline in running it, where knowledge isneeded about the health protocol policies established during the new normal. Onlineseminars are one of the most important health promotion methods and can be donein the new normal era in order to increase public health knowledge. This study aimedto determine the effect of online seminars on public knowledge. This study used aquasi experimental pre and post test design. The sample in this study were allparticipants who attended online seminars and filled out the pretest and posttestquestionnaires. Univariate data analysis showed that the majority of respondentshad a mean age of 31.69 years, most of them were female (80.4%), last educationwas tertiary education (61.8%), unemployed (46.4%), and the good initial knowledgelevel of the health protocol policy at the new normal (83, 5%) before attending onlineseminar. The bivariate data analysis showed that there was a significant increase inknowledge about the new normal health protocol policy before and after attendingan online seminar with a p value = 0.000 (p value <0.05). Online seminars are theright way to promote health in increasing knowledge to prepare the general public forfacing the new normal era.

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The effect of online Seminars on Public’s Knowledge About The Covid-19 Pandemic in the New Normal Era

Community Medicine and Education Journal ◽

10.37275/cmej.v1i1.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Apriyani Supia Dewi ◽

Pariyana ◽

Mariatul Fadillah ◽

Nur Ghaliyah Sandra

Keyword(s):

General Public ◽

Test Design ◽

Exclusion Criteria ◽

Educational Method ◽

New Normal ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Online Seminar

Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) is a disease transmitted between animals andhumans (zoonosis) by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2).A total of 70.736 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 3.417 deaths have been reported bythe Ministry of Health (9 July 2020). Various steps have been taken to control thespread of the Covid-19 pandemic that is currently happening in Indonesia, one of whichis health promotion. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it was suggested that educationalmethods be better done online. So, this study is interested in assessing the effect ofthe educational method with online seminars through WhatsApps on the knowledge ofthe general public about covid-19 and the new normal policy. This study uses aresearch design quasi experimental pre and post test design by comparing theknowledge of respondents before and after observation. Observations were made whenrespondents attended online seminars about covid-19 and new normal via theWhatsApp group. The population in this study were 416 people who were members ofthe online seminar group conducted by the IKM-IKK FK Unsri department. In thisstudy, 171 respondents met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results of theunivariate analysis regarding the characteristics of the respondents obtained anaverage age 28.61 years, female (61.4%), and not yet working (45.6%), includingstudents and college students. It was found that the level of knowledge of respondentsabout Covid-19 increased from 43.9% to 77.8%. Likewise, the respondents’ goodknowledge about the new normal increased from 9.9% to 42.1%. Comparative analysisshowed a significant change in knowledge about Covid-19 and new normal respondentsafter attending an online seminar, namely p= 0.000 and p= 0.000. So, it can beconcluded that online seminars have a significant effect on changes in the knowledgeof the general public about Covid-19 and the new normal.

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The Effect of Online Seminar on Public Knowledge in Facing Misinformation Regarding The Covid 19 Pandemic in The New Normal Era

Community Medicine and Education Journal ◽

10.37275/cmej.v1i1.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 10-16

Author(s):

Pariyana Yana ◽

Mariatul Fadillah ◽

Rizma Adlia Syakurah ◽

Opel Berlin ◽

Wafa Zahara Al Adawiyah

Keyword(s):

General Public ◽

P Value ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

New Normal ◽

Bivariate Data ◽

Good Level ◽

Important Health ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Government ◽

Online Seminar

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia is increasing. The changed people'slives due to the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted the government to start exploring theimplementation of the new normal. Misinformation about pandemics spreads rapidly so thatit can mislead the general public in knowing the true pandemic situation. Online seminaris one of the most important health promotion methods and can be done in the new normalera in order to provide correct information to the public. This study aimed to determine theeffect of online seminars on public knowledge in dealing with misinformation about theCOVID-19 pandemic in the New Normal era. This study used a quasi experimental pre andpost test design. The sample in this study were all participants who attended onlineseminars and filled out the pretest and posttest questionnaires. Univariate data analysisshowed that the majority of respondents had a mean age of 25.64 years, most of whom werefemale (54.3%), unemployed (61.8%), and most of them had a good level of initial knowledgeabout COVID-19 (86.6%), and a good level of initial knowledge about the new normal (50.3%)before attending online seminars. Bivariate data analysis showed that there was asignificant increase in knowledge about COVID-19 and new normal before and afterattending online seminars with p value = 0.000 (p value <0.05). Online seminar is the rightway to promote health for the general public to face misinformation about the COVID-19Pandemic in the New Normal Era.

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The Effect of Online Seminar on Knowledge in Increasing Immunity to Face COVID-19 and Perception Toward New Normal Among General Public

Community Medicine and Education Journal ◽

10.37275/cmej.v1i1.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 48-56

Author(s):

Pariyana Yana ◽

Mariatul Fadillah ◽

Windi Indah Fajar Ningsih ◽

Opel Berlin ◽

Annisa Wimaulia Azlin

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

General Public ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

P Value ◽

New Normal ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

The Government ◽

The Right ◽

Online Seminar

Since March 2020, WHO has declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. The government hasimplemented a new normal, which is an order for adapting to new habits with the aimthat people can continue to live productively by changing their lifestyle to prevent thetransmission of COVID-19. One of the prevention and management measures forCOVID-19 is to increase immunity. Online seminars are one of the most importanthealth promotion methods and can be done in the new normal era in order to increasepublic health knowledge. This study aimed to determine the effect of online seminarson the knowledge and perceptions of the general public. This study used a quasiexperimental pre and post test design. The sample in this study were all participantswho attended online seminars and filled out the pretest and posttest questionnaires.Univariate data analysis showed that the majority of respondents had a mean age of29.41 years, mostly women (58.8%), and unemployed (44.7%). Most of therespondents had a good level of initial knowledge about increasing immunity in facingCOVID-19 (68.4%) and a sufficient level of perception of the new normal (49.1%)before attending online seminars. The bivariate data analysis showed that there wasa significant increase in knowledge about increasing immunity in facing COVID-19 inthe new normal before and after attending an online seminar with a p value = 0.000(p value <0.05). Online seminars are the right way to promote health in increasingknowledge about immunity to face COVID-19 and perceptions toward the new normalamong the general public.

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The Influence of Online Seminars on Public’s Knowledge Regarding Covid-19 Prevention in Vulnerable Groups in The New Normal Era

Community Medicine and Education Journal ◽

10.37275/cmej.v1i1.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 17-24

Author(s):

Apriyani Supia Dewi ◽

Mariatul Fadillah ◽

Pariyana ◽

Rizma Adlia Syakurah ◽

Anggraini Tiara Septiyana Gunawan

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Research Design ◽

General Public ◽

Vulnerable Groups ◽

Exclusion Criteria ◽

New Normal ◽

Highly Educated ◽

Before And After ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Online Seminar

Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeCoronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. A total of70,736 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 3,417 deaths have been reported by theMinistry of Health (9 July 2020). Various steps have been taken to control the spreadof the Covid-19 pandemic that is currently happening in Indonesia, one of which ishealth promotion. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it was suggested that educationalmethods be better done online. So, this study is interested in assessing the effect ofeducational methods with online seminars through WhatsApps on the knowledge ofthe general public about the prevention of Covid-19 in vulnerable groups in the newnormal era. This study uses a research design quasi experimental pre and post testdesign by comparing the knowledge of respondents before and after observation.Observations were made when respondents attended online seminars on theprevention of covid-19 in vulnerable groups in the new normal era through theWhatsApp group. The population in this study were 471 people who were membersof the online seminar group carried out by the IKM-IKK FK Unsri department. In thisstudy, 100 respondents met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results of theunivariate analysis regarding the characteristics of the respondents obtained anaverage age 29.78 years old, female (69.0%), same as Islam (92.0%), highly educated(75.0%) and not yet working (58.0%) including students and students. It was foundthat the level of respondents’ knowledge about Covid-19 increased from 87.0% to99.0%. Comparative analysis showed a significant change in knowledge about theprevention of Covid-19 in vulnerable groups in the new normal era of respondentsafter attending an online seminar, namely p=0.012. So, it can be concluded thatonline seminars have a significant effect on changing the knowledge of the generalpublic about the prevention of Covid-19 in vulnerable groups in the new normal era.

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Empowering mothers in increasing family resilience in the new normal era

Community Empowerment ◽

10.31603/ce.5515 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (12) ◽

pp. 2200-2207

Author(s):

Nurul Komariah ◽

Kharisma Virgian ◽

Desy Setiawati

Keyword(s):

Health Center ◽

General Public ◽

Family Resilience ◽

Educational Activities ◽

New Normal ◽

Normal Life ◽

Work Area ◽

Normal Period ◽

Service Activity

The new normal is a type of attitude and act of adjusting to the occurrence of certain conditions or events. Because the general public still lacks knowledge and has misconceptions about the new normal, they do not follow procedures such as wearing masks, washing hands, and physical distancing. The main objective of the service activity is to empower mothers to increase family resilience in the new normal period by increasing mothers' knowledge about Covid-19 prevention. The method of providing educational activities via WhatsApp groups. The activity took place in the Anyelir Posyandu's work area at the Dempo Health Center between August and September 2020. There was an increase in mother's knowledge at the end of the activity after being given education in the form of videos with the theme of new normal life and the discussion process.

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The Effect of Online Seminars on Public’s Knowledge About the Covid-19 Pandemic in the New Normal Era

Community Medicine and Education Journal ◽

10.37275/cmej.v2i2.118 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 172-181

Author(s):

Apriyani Supia Dewi ◽

Nur Ghaliyah Sandra

Keyword(s):

General Public ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Exclusion Criteria ◽

Educational Method ◽

New Normal ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Online Seminar

Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) is a disease transmitted between animals and humans (zoonosis) by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). A total of 70,736 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 3,417 deaths have been reported by the Ministry of Health (9 July 2020). Various steps have been taken to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic that is currently happening in Indonesia, one of which is health promotion. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it was suggested that educational methods be better done online. So, this study is interested in assessing the effect of the educational method with online seminars through WhatsApps on the knowledge of the general public about covid-19 and the new normal policy. This study uses a research design quasi experimental pre and post test design by comparing the knowledge of respondents before and after observation. Observations were made when respondents attended online seminars about covid-19 and new normal via the WhatsApp group. The population in this study were 416 people who were members of the online seminar group conducted by the IKM-IKK FK Unsri department. In this study, 171 respondents met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results of the univariate analysis regarding the characteristics of the respondents obtained an average age 28.61 years, female (61.4%), and not yet working (45.6%), including students and college students. It was found that the level of knowledge of respondents about Covid-19 increased from 43.9% becomes 77.8%. Likewise, the respondents good knowledge about the new normal increased from 9.9% becomes 42.1%. On comparative analysis showed a significant change in knowledge about Covid-19 and new normal respondents after attending an online seminar, namely p= 0,000 and p= 0,000. So, it can be concluded that online seminars have a significant effect on changes in the knowledge of the general public about Covid-19 and the new normal.

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