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Literacy Study: “WASH” as a Preventive for COVID 19 on Farmers in Agrarian Areas
Yarmaliza yarmaliza, Teungku Nih Farisni, Fitriani Fitriani, Veni Nella Syahputri, Zakiyuddin Zakiyuddin, Fitrah Reynaldi

Last modified: 2022-03-07

Abstract


On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization categorized Covid-19 as a pandemic, where its spread made WHO declare an emergency situation and classified it as a chronic pandemic (WHO, 2020). The Covid-19 pandemic has suppressed global economic growth and has had social and economic impacts, especially in the agricultural sector. The existence of restrictions on movement and distribution in the midst of society that aims to break the chain of spread of the Covid-19 virus which is vulnerable to human interaction has proven to have an impact on the agricultural sector. The International Labor Organization (ILO) states that the agricultural sector is one of the sectors that have a low risk of the Covid-19 pandemic compared to other industrial sectors, Personal hygiene and sanitation through WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) for farmers greatly determines their health status, especially in the midst of a pandemic like today. There are many literature studies regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, such as community behavior during a pandemic, causes, natural history of the disease, even to preventive and medical treatment. Since the end of 2019 until now (July 2021) there have been many writings or literature reviews that have been published both at the national and international levels, so this paper aims to conduct a review of literature studies related to clean living behavior through WASH as a preventive against COVID-19 in farmers.

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