Health Behavior Education to Prevent Coronavirus Disease-19 in Orphanages: Roleplay Strategies

Mahendro Prasetyo Kusumo

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6870

Authors

Mahendro Prasetyo Kusumo Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Bantul, Indonesia; Master of Hospital Management, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Bantul, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6871-602X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6870

Keywords:

Roleplay, Knowledge, Behavior, Coronavirus disease-19

Abstract

BACKGROUND:There is currently a considerable international debate around school closings and children's role in transmitting SARS-CoV-2.

AIM: This study wants to develop health education to increase knowledge and behavior of clean living in orphanages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

METHOD: The design used was a quasi-experimental one-group pre-post-test design. The study was conducted at an orphanage located in Yogyakarta from October to December 2020. The sample size in this study was 171 orphanage with total sampling technique. The data collection technique used a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using paired-sample t-test. All children at the orphanage as respondents adjusted for inclusion criteria. The roleplay method through cartoon art performances was to convey the material. The questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and practice of healthy living habits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

RESULTS: The resulting data were analyzed using paired-sample t-test. There were differences in children's behavior before and after health education (p <0.005). The selection of educational methods was the primary key to success in increasing knowledge and healthy living behavior. The roleplay method using cartoon characters could convey health messages. Before playing the role, the researchers compiled scenarios and story transcripts used for health education. The atmosphere was relaxed and fun to increase children's motivation to get involved when delivering the material.

CONCLUSION: The roleplay method through cartoon art performances effectively changed knowledge and behavior in healthy living during the COVID-19 pandemic. The story selection performed was the key to this method's success.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Plum Analytics Artifact Widget Block

References

Sankar J, Dhochak N, Kabra SK, Lodha R. COVID-19 in children : Clinical approach and management. Indian J Pediatr. 2020;87(6):433-42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03292-1 PMid:32338347 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03292-1

World Health Organization. Coronavirus Disease 2019. Vol. 2019. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2020. p. 2633.

Lu X, Zhang L, Du H, Zhang J, Li YY, Qu J. SARS-CoV-2 infection in children. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(17):1663-5. PMid:32187458 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc2005073

Balasubramanian S, Rao NM, Goenka A, Roderick M, Ramanan AV. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children-what we know so far and what we do not. Indian Pediatr. 2020;57(5):435-42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-020-1819-5 PMid:32273490 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-020-1819-5

Pulungan AB. The COVID-19 pandemic and Asia-Pacific children. Asia Pac J Paediatr Child Heal. 2020;3:57-8.

UNICEF. COVID-19 and Children. United States: UNICEF; 2020.

Zimmermann P, Curtis N. Coronavirus infections in children including COVID-19. Pediatr Infect Disese J. 2020;39(5):355-68. PMid:32310621 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002660

Hoang A, Chorath K, Moreira A, Evans M, Burmeister-Morton, Burmeister F, et al. COVID-19 in 7780 pediatric patients : A systematic review. EClinicalMedicine. 2020;24:100433. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100433

Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Kulonprogo. Laporan Kasus Positif COVID-19. Kulonprogo: Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Kulonprogo; 2020.

Wang J, Yang W, Pan L, Ji JS, Shen J, Zhao K, et al. Prevention and control of COVID-19 in nursing homes, orphanages, and prisons. Environ Pollut 2020;266(1):115161. PMid:32645554 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115161

Gray DJ, Kurscheid J, Mationg ML, Williams GM, Gordon C, Kelly M, et al. Health-education to prevent COVID-19 in schoolchildren : A call to action. Infect Dis Poverty. 2020;9:81. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-00695-2

Kusumo MP, Prabandari YS, Dewi FS. Measuring the knowledge, attitude and practice of patients with diabetes mellitus the design and development process. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2021:0272684X211022173. http://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X211022173 PMid:34148428 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X211022173

Xiang M, Zhang Z. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on childrern and adolescents’ lifestyle behavior larger than expected. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020;63(4):531-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2020.04.013 PMid:32360513 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2020.04.013

Lewnard JA, Lo NC. COVID-19 in children: The link in the transmission chain. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020;20(6):633-4. PMid:32220651 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30236-X

Munro AP, Faust SN. Children are not COVID-19 super spreaders: Time to go back to school. Arch Dis Child. 2020;105(7):618-619. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319474 PMid:32371442 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319474

de Moura Bubadué R, Dos Santos CC, Ferreira I. Health education workshops with children in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. Rev Bras Enferm. 2020;73(2): e20200593. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0593 PMid:33295387 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0593

Kusumo MP. Physical activity patterns in lecturers during Covid- 19 pandemic: A qualitative study. J Med Manaj Rumah Sakit. 2021;10(1):38-42. https://doi.org/10.18196/jmmr.v10i1.10829 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18196/jmmr.v10i1.10829

Murugesan V. Modern Teaching Techniques in Education. In: Educational Technology in Teacher Education in the 21st Century, At Government College of Education for Women, Coimbatore, Conference Paper; 2019.

Kusumo MP. Implementasi Promosi Kesehatan di Rumah Sakit. Yogyakarta: LP3M UMY; 2020.

Kusumo MP, Hendrartini J, Sufro ZM, Tetra FS. Theater Performing Arts (TPA): Community Empowerment to Improve Blood Glucose Control Behavior in Yogyakarta. Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2020;18(4):e103106. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijem.103106 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijem.103106

Dignan MB, Paticia A. Caee, Program Planning for Health Education and Promotion, Second Edi. Philadelpia, PA, USA: Library of Congress Cataloging; 1992.

Acharya H, Reddy R, Hussein A, Pettit T. The effectiveness of applied learning : An empirical evaluation using role playing in the classroom. J Res Innov Teach Learn. 2018;12(3):295-310. https://doi.org/10.1108/jrit-06-2018-0013 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JRIT-06-2018-0013

World Health Organization South-East Asia Indonesia. Update on Coronavirus Disease in Indonesia, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020.

Odeka B, Akejelu R. Awareness, actions and support related to COVID-19 among orphanages in the federal territory of Abuja at onset of restricted movement in march-april 2020. Open J Public Health. 2020;2(1):1-4.