| Abstrak/Abstract |
Physical inactivity is one of the non-communicable disease risk factors. This
study discusses how the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has increased the leisure
time, including among youth. The health promotion to improve the physical activities of
youth is needed. This study aimed to analyze the level of compliance among Indonesian
people particularly the young adults towards health protocol during exercise and conduct an
intervention accordingly. This study used an action research design, with consecutive sampling.
Respondents were Indonesian youth who exercise outside of their home during the COVID-19
pandemic. A total of 361 Indonesia youth aged 18-25 years old, who exercise during the
pandemic inside and/or outside the home, and willing to answer the questionnaire completed
the online questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed from the six health protocols’
criteria from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. Data analysis used chi squared
tests. Furthermore, a short video was developed according to the main research findings and
published on Instagram TV as a health intervention to the respondents. The results showed
that the level of compliance among Indonesian youth toward health protocol during exercise
was low (24.1%). Moreover, only 35.3% respondents applied physical distancing and 48.7%
respondents wore masks during at low-moderate intensity exercise. There was no significant
association between gender, exercise intensity, and perception of the health protocol and the
compliance of health protocol during exercise. In addition, the audience response toward
video campaign about health protocol during exercise was good with more than 1,000 views,
166 likes and 50 comments. This study concluded that health promotion media that were
developed based on the needs assessment results were effective to reach the target audiences. |
