THE RELATIONSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COVID-19 WITH THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Abstract

Indonesia is currently facing a triple burden of health problems, namely high infectious diseases, increasing noncommunicable diseases and the emergence of coronavirus disease. The emergence of the global pandemic Coronavirus
Disease-19 (COVID-19) in Indonesia has become a serious concern. One of the co-morbidities of Covid-19 is Diabetes
Mellitus. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between knowledge about Covid-19 and efforts to
maintain the health of patients with Diabetes Mellitus during the Covid-19 pandemic in Tasikmalaya City. This study
used a cross-sectional study design, with a total sample of 195 respondents. The sampling technique was purposive
sampling. The results showed that there was a relationship between demographic factors (age, (pv= 0.01) education
level (pv=0.005), family history of DM (pv= 0.03) and income (pv=0.01) and knowledge (pv= 0.0005) with efforts to
maintain the health of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus during the Covid-19 pandemic in Tasikmalaya City.This
study concludes that age, education level, income, family history of DM and knowledge are independent factors
associated with self-maintenance efforts. with knowledge as the most influential factor.The recommendation from this
study is the need for a quasi-experimental study to change behavior in DM patients