Implementation Of The Family Latrine Construction Model As An Effort To Overcome Covid-19 In Economically Weak Community In The Highlands Of South Sulawesi Province.

Abstract

This study aims to (1) ascertain the knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of economically weak community in coping with Covid-19 and making environmentally safe latrines before and after being trained on how to cope with Covid-19 in the highlands of South Sulawesi, and (2) determine the effect of training on increasing the knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of the community. This is a quasi-experimental study carried out in Bengo Sub-district (experimental area), and Mallawa Sub-District, Maros Regency (control area). Both areas are highlands and were selected by the purposive sampling method. The experimental and control group samples each consisted 30 heads of low-income families living in Bengo and Mallawa Sub-districts, resulting 60 samples. The variables to be considered are (1) knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of the economically weak community in coping with Covid-19 and constructing safe latrines before and after being trained, and (2) the effect of the training on increasing the knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior. The experimental model used is the pretest-posttest control group design. Furthermore, the data were obtained by giving tests, questionnaires, and observing each sample unit. The descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were utilized and the inferential model used is an independent t-test. The results showed (1) the knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of the economically weak community in coping with Covid-19 and making environmentally safe latrines before and after being trained were categorized as low and high, respectively, and (2) the effect of the training was very significant on increasing knowledge, attitude, motivation, and behavior.