The new normal policy during the COVID-19 pandemic requires public participation. Efforts to suppress the number of cases require knowledge attitudes and behavior towards health protocols to prevent COVID-19. This study aimed to assess knowledge attitudes and practice towards the prevention of COVID-19. This was a descriptive study which included 409 respondents in Kendari City Indonesia conducted in July-August 2020. Data were collected through online questionnaires with google forms. Results: Most of the respondents knew the causes of COVID-19 (85.1%) mode of transmission (65.0%) prevention with masks (96.4%) washing hands (90.5%) social distancing (98.1%) and cough etiquette (80.4%). The attitudes towards public opinions varied. The behaviors towards the prevention of COVID-19 were reading (90.2%) protecting themselves (94.4%) positive thinking (96.1%) doing activities at home (87.3%) and social distancing (93.2%). The behavior to avoid fake news was to ensure the news sources (72.6%) accessed official news (85.5%) and accessed many sources (73.8%). The community of Kendari City has adequate knowledge attitudes and practice towards prevention of COVID-19. This is a potential asset to implementing the new normal policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The implementation of new normal policies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kendari city Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia: Knowledge attitudes and practice