Effectiveness of Education Using Comic Media on Knowledge About Covid-19 Among Elementary School Students
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.4.8
- Author:
Arif Rohman Mansur
1
;
Ira Mulya Sari
1
;
Yelly Herien
1
;
Meri Neherta
1
;
Mei Chan Chong
2
Author Information
1. Maternal and Child Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas. Limau Manis Campus, Padang, West Sumatera Indonesia. 25163
2. Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
COVID-19, Comic, Knowledge, Elementary School Students
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2023;19(No.4):40-45
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Introduction: Children typically have a diminished capacity to comprehend the COVID-19 epidemic. To convey
information about COVID-19 to elementary school students (ESS), it takes educational comic media that children
like because it is “fun,” “ informative, “ and well-understood. However, the effectiveness of this intervention has
yet to be thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to measure the knowledge of ESS after studying COVID-19 with
comics. Methods: A pre-post quasi-experimental design with a control group was used in this study. There were 66
ESS recruited on purpose. Intervention (n = 33) and control (n = 33) groups were formed. The intervention group received COVID-19 education using comic book media. Who Will Win the Fight Between Kids, Vaayu, and Corona?,
a COVID-19 Awareness Comic, was translated into Indonesian. The education was given twice every two weeks,
while the standard school intervention was given to the control group. To collect data, researchers designed a questionnaire based on a literature study. The questionnaire was valid and reliable, with a Cronbach alpha of 0.71, and
the results were analysed using the independent sample t-test. Results: There was a substantial difference in Knowledge towards COVID-19 ratings between the control and intervention groups (p = 0.001). The mean Knowledge
towards COVID-19 score of the intervention group was higher than that of the control group (M=4.33 vs M=1.63).
Knowledge about COVID-19 differed significantly between the intervention and control groups (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Comic books are effective in increasing knowledge about COVID-19 in ESS.
- Full text:11.2023my1559.pdf
