The Covid-19: Problem-Solving and Survival Way of Low-Income Families

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201201.198How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Covid-19, low-income families, healthy lifestyle

Abstract

The Indonesian government has declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) virus outbreak as a nonnatural national disaster. A healthy behavior, social, and physical distancing should be implemented to break the chain of the Covid-19 virus transmission. This research aimed to determine the problem-solving and survival way of low-income families during the Covid-19 pandemic. Data was collected using a questionnaire that contains multiple-choice and open questions distributed to 84 respondents. Then, data were analyzed descriptively. The results indicated most low-income families aware of the Covid-19 threat and consumed traditional herbs or vitamins as prevention. Nevertheless, they depend on their monthly income to live. Thus, 44.05% of respondents still do their outdoor activities. Amongst 94.05% of respondents knew the WHO protocol to prevent virus transmission, such as wearing a mask, maintaining the physical distance, washing hands with soap, and wearing gloves. Despite their awareness of the Covid-19 threat, more than 70% of respondents would not seek medical attention if they feel unwell. Instead, they bought medicine in the market. Even though most of the respondents aware of the Covid-19 threat and perform a healthy lifestyle, they still lack an understanding of the importance of medical treatment. Thus, community service is needed near the future to gain awareness of the importance of medical treatment.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Guntur Trimulyono
AU  - Muslimin Ibrahim
AU  - Mahanani Tri Asri
AU  - Isnawati
AU  - Lisa Lisdiana
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/03
TI  - The Covid-19: Problem-Solving and Survival Way of Low-Income Families
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities (IJCAH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1182
EP  - 1185
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201201.198
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201201.198
ID  - Trimulyono2020
ER  -