The Tradition of Mass Homecoming in Indonesia during the COVID-19 Outbreak

One of the traditions in Indonesia during Eid al-Fitr is traveling back to their hometown despite the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This study aimed to analyze the mass homecoming activities and their potential impact on the transmission and spread of COVID-19. Secondary data were mainly obtained from...

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Main Authors: Budiyono Budiyono, Suhartono Suhartono, Nandini Nurhasmadiar
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Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2024-01-01
Series:BIO Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2024/52/bioconf_icophtcd2024_00027.pdf
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description One of the traditions in Indonesia during Eid al-Fitr is traveling back to their hometown despite the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This study aimed to analyze the mass homecoming activities and their potential impact on the transmission and spread of COVID-19. Secondary data were mainly obtained from the Central Java Provincial Health Service and the Transportation Service. This study was quantitative research with a time series design. It only addressed the COVID-19 cases and the travelers entered Central Java Province. Data were analyzed using chi-square. The research results showed that mass homecoming was an extreme trend during the outbreak even though the government launched a prohibition order. Homecoming was indicated resulting in a low risk of transmitting COVID-19. There was a difference in people who used combined transportations before and after the appeal of homecoming restriction. The percentage of COVID-19 cases attributed to the homecoming activities was 0.008%. The number of patients under surveillance attributed to homecoming activities was higher by 0.039%. Therefore, the government needs to continue monitoring and implementing strategies to anticipate bigger risks of homecoming during the COVID-19 period.
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spelling doaj-art-8f6d1c1554ae482fbce1bdeee2a788d92025-08-20T02:13:02ZengEDP SciencesBIO Web of Conferences2117-44582024-01-011330002710.1051/bioconf/202413300027bioconf_icophtcd2024_00027The Tradition of Mass Homecoming in Indonesia during the COVID-19 OutbreakBudiyono Budiyono0Suhartono Suhartono1Nandini Nurhasmadiar2Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas DiponegoroDepartment of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas DiponegoroDepartment of Health Policy and Administration, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas DiponegoroOne of the traditions in Indonesia during Eid al-Fitr is traveling back to their hometown despite the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This study aimed to analyze the mass homecoming activities and their potential impact on the transmission and spread of COVID-19. Secondary data were mainly obtained from the Central Java Provincial Health Service and the Transportation Service. This study was quantitative research with a time series design. It only addressed the COVID-19 cases and the travelers entered Central Java Province. Data were analyzed using chi-square. The research results showed that mass homecoming was an extreme trend during the outbreak even though the government launched a prohibition order. Homecoming was indicated resulting in a low risk of transmitting COVID-19. There was a difference in people who used combined transportations before and after the appeal of homecoming restriction. The percentage of COVID-19 cases attributed to the homecoming activities was 0.008%. The number of patients under surveillance attributed to homecoming activities was higher by 0.039%. Therefore, the government needs to continue monitoring and implementing strategies to anticipate bigger risks of homecoming during the COVID-19 period.https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2024/52/bioconf_icophtcd2024_00027.pdf
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