Adolescent learning and health behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: COVID-19 pandemic, in its first year, forced restrictions on social, economic, work, education, and religious activities. All activities were diverted and conducted online to avoid exposure to the coronavirus. These online activities had an impact on students, particularly learning behav...

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Main Author: Hariati Lestari
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Language:English
Published: YCAB Publisher 2022-12-01
Series:Public Health of Indonesia
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description Background: COVID-19 pandemic, in its first year, forced restrictions on social, economic, work, education, and religious activities. All activities were diverted and conducted online to avoid exposure to the coronavirus. These online activities had an impact on students, particularly learning behavior and behavior related to health aspects. Objective: This research aimed to analyze adolescent learning and health behavior. Methods: A descriptive method with a cross-sectional study design was used. The research was conducted from November to December 2021 among students of the Faculty of Public Health, Halu Oleo University, Kendari City, South East Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Data were collected using online questionnaires with Google Forms and were processed using epi info. Results: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents from the aspect of learning behavior was, during the online learning process, many adolescents experienced constraints, such as the lack of optimal internet networks in their areas in rural areas, the limited quota due to the pandemic also had an impact on the economy of students’ parents, power outages and unfavorable weather condition. In addition, changes in adolescent learning behavior became more skilled in using various applications. In terms of health behavior, there was a change in perspective and behavior, which is more sensitive to health, including dietary habits, exercise pattern, and readiness to face the new normal. Conclusion: The students got difficulty learning technically due to online learning, but there were also many positive impacts, namely increasing skills related to the use of technology, social communication, and health behavior.
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spelling doaj-art-c063f5822f4846dc993049fec5c20bcf2025-08-20T02:31:27ZengYCAB PublisherPublic Health of Indonesia2528-15422477-15702022-12-018410.36685/phi.v8i4.640493Adolescent learning and health behavior during the COVID-19 pandemicHariati Lestari0Faculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, IndonesiaBackground: COVID-19 pandemic, in its first year, forced restrictions on social, economic, work, education, and religious activities. All activities were diverted and conducted online to avoid exposure to the coronavirus. These online activities had an impact on students, particularly learning behavior and behavior related to health aspects. Objective: This research aimed to analyze adolescent learning and health behavior. Methods: A descriptive method with a cross-sectional study design was used. The research was conducted from November to December 2021 among students of the Faculty of Public Health, Halu Oleo University, Kendari City, South East Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Data were collected using online questionnaires with Google Forms and were processed using epi info. Results: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents from the aspect of learning behavior was, during the online learning process, many adolescents experienced constraints, such as the lack of optimal internet networks in their areas in rural areas, the limited quota due to the pandemic also had an impact on the economy of students’ parents, power outages and unfavorable weather condition. In addition, changes in adolescent learning behavior became more skilled in using various applications. In terms of health behavior, there was a change in perspective and behavior, which is more sensitive to health, including dietary habits, exercise pattern, and readiness to face the new normal. Conclusion: The students got difficulty learning technically due to online learning, but there were also many positive impacts, namely increasing skills related to the use of technology, social communication, and health behavior. https://stikbar.org/ycabpublisher/index.php/PHI/article/view/640COVID-19pandemiclearning behaviorhealthnew normalonline
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title Adolescent learning and health behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Adolescent learning and health behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Adolescent learning and health behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Adolescent learning and health behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short Adolescent learning and health behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort adolescent learning and health behavior during the covid 19 pandemic
topic COVID-19
pandemic
learning behavior
health
new normal
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