A PERILAKU KESIAPAN PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT HADAPI COVID-19 DAN NEW NORMAL LIFE DI DESA BUDAYA SUNGAI BAWANG

Background: The "New Normal" policy has several challenges that arise related to its implementation in society, namely the challenge of various understandings in society regarding "New Normal", there is no public awareness to implement behavior in the new normal life order. The implementation of the "New Normal" policy has been carried out throughout Indonesia, one of which is in the Sungai Bawang Cultural Village. However, the implementation of the "New Normal" policy is not always as expected. Nursing intervention is needed to support government programs to socialize and educate Covid-19 based on nursing diagnoses, namely readiness to increase knowledge, including through health education and increasing learning readiness. The purpose of this study was to determine the Behavior of Readiness to Increase Community Knowledge in Facing Covid-19 and New Normal Life. Methods: this study used an analytic observational design with a cross sectional approach. Overall the number of samples in this study is 30 respondents. Data were analyzed using the Chi Square test. Results: respondents have moderate knowledge of Covid-19 30% and 70% high. Knowledge of the new normal is low 20%, moderate 50% and high 30%. Behavior facing the new normal is lacking 13.3%, 33.4% sufficient and 53.3% good. This study shows that there is a significant relationship between knowledge about Covid-19 and behavior in facing the new normal with a value of p = 0.001 <0.05. Conclusion: there is a significant relationship between knowledge and behavior towards New Normal Life, the higher the public's knowledge, the more likely they are to behave well in adapting to a new life after the Covid-19 pandemic. Suggestion: The public must understand that knowledge is the most important prerequisite for behavior change in New Normal Life to implement health protocols which are a series of actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.