Abstract: The Indonesian government lifted the COVID-19 pandemic status on June 21, 2023. Entering the endemic phase, the number of active COVID-19 patients has increased based on data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health. The government has issued new regulations regarding mask usage during the endemic phase and expects cooperation from the entire community, including medical students. The research aims to analyze the relationship between attitudes and perceptions towards mask-wearing behavior post-COVID-19 pandemic among students of PSKPS FKIK ULM. This research is observational with an analytical cross-sectional approach. The sample was determined using proportional stratified random sampling, resulting in 100 respondents. The research instrument is a questionnaire that has been tested for validity and reliability. The research results using the Fisher exact test show a relationship between attitude (p-value 0.002) and perception (p-value 0.007) towards mask-wearing behavior. This study concludes that there is a significant relationship between attitudes and perceptions towards mask-wearing behavior post-COVID-19 pandemic among students of PSKPS FKIK ULM.

Keywords:attitude, perception, behavior, mask, post-pandemic

Abstrak:Pemerintah Indonesia membebaskan level pandemi COVID-19 pada 21 Juni 2023. Memasuki masa endemi, pasien aktif COVID-19 meningkat berdasarkan data Kemenkes RI. Pemerintah membuat peraturan baru terkait pemakaian masker di masa endemi dan mengharapkan kerjasama seluruh warga, termasuk mahasiswa kedokteran. Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis hubungan sikap dan persepsi terhadap perilaku pemakaian masker pasca pandemi COVID-19 pada mahasiswa PSKPS FKIK ULM. Penelitian ini bersifat observasional dengan pendekatan cross-sectional analitik. Sampel ditentukan dengan proportional stratified random sampling, didapatkan 100 sampel. Instrumen penelitian yakni kuesioner yang sudah diperiksa validitas dan reliabilitas. Hasil penelitian memakai uji Fisher exact menunjukkan terdapat hubungan sikap (p-value 0,002) dan persepsi (p-value 0,007) terhadap tindakan pemakaian masker. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan adanya hubungan yang berarti antara sikap dan persepsi terhadap perilaku pemakaian masker pasca pandemi COVID-19 pada mahasiswa PSKPS FKIK ULM.

Kata-katakunci:sikap, persepsi, perilaku, masker, pasca pandemi