Abstract :
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is currently a serious world problem with
the number of cases which are always increasing every day. People with lung
disease have a higher risk of being exposed to Covid-19. This study aims to
determine the level of knowledge and characteristics of pulmonary specialist
polyclinic patients at Brayat Minulya Hospital, Surakarta, which are related to
the level of knowledge about Covid-19. The research design was a cross sectional
study. The sample was 146 patients at the Polyclinic specialist lung at Brayat
Minulya Hospital with a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument
used a questionnaire. Characteristics of pulmonary specialist polyclinic patients
at Brayat Minulya Hospital were mostly elderly, 65.1%, female sex was greater
than male by 51.4%, and patients with work status were 63.7%. The educational
level of patients was mostly middle to lower, at 58.2%. 84.9% of patients have no
family history of being exposed to Covid-19 and have received 94.5% information
about Covid-19. The results showed that 59.6% had good knowledge. Based on
the results of the chi square statistical test, it was found that there was a
relationship between age (p <0.0001), education level (p <0.0001), employment
status (p <0.0001), and information acquisition (p <0.0001). with a level of
knowledge about Covid-19 and no significant sex relationship (p = 0.108) and
experience of having a family history of exposure to Covid-19 (p = 0.519) with
knowledge of Covid-19