Tingkat Pengetahuan, Sikap Dan Perilaku Orang Tua Tentang Durasi & Jarak Penggunaan Gadget Terhadap Penurunan Tajam Penglihatan Anak Selama Pembelajaran Daring Di Era Pandemi Covid-19

Abstract

Background : At school age, eye acuity is one of the most common problems. In Indonesia, especially adolescents of the economic class and above experience a sharp decrease in vision caused by the distance of gadget use that is too close and the duration of gadget use is long. Excessive gadget use is defined in gadget use more than 2 hours per day in children over 2 years of age and it is said that a distance of less than 30 cm can increase the risk 3-fold of vision acuity disorders. The involvement of parents in monitoring the use of children's gadgets is needed Objective : Knowing the level of knowledge, attitudes and behavior of parents about the duration and distance of gadget use against a sharp decrease in children's vision during online learning in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods : This study uses descriptive methods with a cross-sectional approach. Sampling will be done using simple random rampling with inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study will be analyzed using SPSS statistical software. Result : From the results of the study obtained good knowledge levels as many as 73 people (86.9%), enough 8 people (9.5%) and less 3 people (3.6%). There were 56 positive attitudes (66.7%) and 28 negative attitudes (33.3%). Positive parental behavior was obtained as many as 43 people (51.2%) and negative as many as 41 people (48.8%). Conclusion : From this study it can be concluded that the level of knowledge of parents is both having attitudes and behaviors that are classified as positive.