The Relationship between Pandemic Fatigue and COVID-19 Protective Behavior

Authors

  • Eka Roina Megawati Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
  • Naura Fairuz Selma Wibawa Medical Doctor Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32734/jetromi.v5i3.13731

Keywords:

COVID-19, pandemic fatigue, protective behavior, infection

Abstract

Background: Pandemic fatigue is a fatigue that can occur during a pandemic that can lead to reduced motivation to follow recommended infection prevention and decreased efforts to seek information related to COVID-19. COVID-19 protective behavior plays an important role in breaking the chain of spreading the COVID-19 virus. This study aimed to find the relationship between pandemic fatigue and COVID-19 protective behavior.

Methods: This study used an analytical method with a cross-sectional design, using primary data obtained from questionnaires. The respondents of this study were medical students at Universitas Sumatera Utara and were selected using a stratified random sampling method. The obtained data was analyzed using the chi-square test.

Result: Most of the subjects are 20 years old and female. The majority of the pandemic fatigue level was moderate (33%) and the COVID-19 protective behavior level was good (34%). This study found there was a relationship between pandemic fatigue and the protective behavior of COVID-19 infection (p-value = 0.022).

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Published

2023-12-10