The COVID-19 outbreak demonstrates how unprepared the world is for a different type of crisis, especially non-physical calamities. Revitalizing community involvement in disaster management is essential for making a community resilient. Due to differing sociocultural contexts, the resilience perceptions of communities in different parts of the world may vary. This study aims to understand community resilience factors after the COVID-19 disaster in Indonesia and Malaysia. Data from 2034 questionnaires using 5-interrelated domains in the Communities Advancing Resilience (CART) Toolkit Survey were collected. This study was conducted across Indonesia and Malaysia from March to April 2022. A quantitative-based cross-sectional study design and convenience sampling were applied. Respondents for this study were Indonesian and Malaysian citizens above 18 years of age who met the inclusion criteria. A total of 2034 respondents, 715 from Indonesia and 1,315 from Malaysia responded to the survey. The results suggest that Indonesian and Malaysian communities’ Transformative Potential and Informative-Communication domains differ significantly. Indonesian communities demonstrated a higher mean value on Transformative Potential domains than Malaysian communities did, while Malaysian communities indicated a higher mean value on Informative-Communication domains. This study concludes that compared to Malaysian communities, Indonesian communities have a more significant potential for transformation because they can frame collective experiences, gather, and analyze pertinent data, evaluate community performance, and develop resilience-building abilities. On the other hand, Malaysian communities are more resilient in providing information and communication. We found the need to develop a community resilience model that incorporates specific cultural and local requirements. Cooperation between the two countries would open many possibilities to emphasize the capability to bounce back sooner after a catastrophe such as the COVID-19 pandemic and achieve Sustainable Development Goals.

The strong competition allows medical schools to be highly selective in their admissions, with the aim of selecting only those students who are most likely to complete their medical education and presumably become good doctors; it also minimizes the number of poor performers or ‘strugglers’, who were reported in one study to account for academic. The validity of an admission criterion is defined as the degree to which it predicts an applicant’s performance during and after his or her undergraduate medical training, and reliability is defined as the reproducibility of the results obtained when a measurement is repeated on the same study sample. Several studies also show that several non-cognitive factors have a significant influence on academic success at university, additional to the influence of prior academic attainment. The purpose of this research is to assess the correlation between the selection tools and medical student’s academic performance through their Grade Points Average (GPA) over a four-year period. Pre-admission data were matched from students who entered Bandung Islamic University, Faculty of Medicine at the year 2012 – 2016 with their GPA. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 74 selected students who had completed the specific admission test. The variables examined were high school grades, Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test and a total of admission test score. The statistical was used SPSS and Spearman correlation test analysis. The result shows there were significant correlation and a weak relationship between MMI with 1st year GPA, 2nd year GPA, and 3rd year GPA. There was also a significant correlation and a moderate relationship between the total of admission test score with 2nd year GPA and 3rd year GPA. The conclusion is MMI was found to be steady predictor of Grade Point Average (GPA) yet the predictability of academic success is weak and increase for the early years and drops towards the end of the medical under graduated program. Total of admission test score was weak predictor for academic performance especially in the second and third year medical students.

Floods are natural disasters that often occur in various regions in Indonesia, causing significant material and non-material losses. Community resilience in the face of flood disasters is very important to minimize the impact of flood disasters. This study aims to analyze the comparison of community resilience to flood disasters between Dayeuhkolot Village and Buninagara Village. This research used a survey method with a quantitative approach conducted in September-December 2024, with 99 respondents from each village. Data were collected through a questionnaire that had been tested for validity and reliability to measure the level of community resilience. The analysis method used in this study is Mann-Whitney statistical test to compare differences in resilience between the two villages. The results showed that the level of community resilience in Dayeuhkolot Village was predominantly in the high (94%) and medium (4%) categories, while in Buninagara Village the majority were in the high category (93%) with a variation of 5% in the medium category and 2% in the low category. The Mann-Whitney test yielded a p-value of <0.001, indicating a significant comparison between the two villages in terms of flood resilience. This is due to factors in the dimensions of flood resilience such as connection and caring, resources, transformative potential, disaster management, and information and communication that influence. Dayeuhkolot Village is an urban area that shows mostly high and medium levels of community resilience to flood disasters, while Buninagara Village, which is a rural area, still has low levels of community resilience to flood disasters. Abstrak. Bencana banjir merupakan bencana alam yang sering terjadi di berbagai wilayah di Indonesia, menyebabkan kerugian materiil dan non-materiil yang signifikan. Ketahanan masyarakat dalam menghadapi bencana banjir sangat penting untuk meminimalkan dampak dari bencana banjir. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perbandingan ketahanan masyarakat terhadap bencana banjir antara Desa Dayeuhkolot dan Desa Buninagara. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei dengan pendekatan kuantitatif yang dilaksanakan pada bulan September-Desember 2024, dengan responden sebanyak 99 orang dari masing-masing desa. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner yang telah diuji validitas dan reabilitas untuk mengukur tingkat ketahanan masyarakat. Metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah uji statistik Mann-Whitney untuk membandingkan perbedaan ketahanan antara kedua desa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Tingkat Ketahanan Masyarakat di Desa Dayeuhkolot didominasi kategori tinggi (94%) dan sedang (4%), sedangkan di Desa Buninagara mayoritas berada dalam kategori tinggi (93%) dengan variasi 5% dalam kategori sedang dan 2% dalam kategori rendah. Uji Mann-Whitney menghasilkan p-value < 0.001 yang mengindikasikan adanya perbandingan signifikan antara kedua desa dalam tingkat ketahanan terhadap bencana banjir. Hal ini disebabkan oleh faktor-faktor dalam dimensi ketahanan terhadap banjir seperti hubungan dan kepedulian, sumber daya, potensi transformatif, manajemen bencanan, serta informasi dan komunikasi yang turut memengaruhi. Desa Dayeuhkolot merupakan wilayah urban yang menunjukkan sebagian besar tingkat ketahanan masyarakat terhadap bencana banjir yang tinggi dan sedang, sedangkan Desa Buninagara yang merupakan wilayah rural masih terdapat ketahanan masyarakat terhadap bencana banjir yang rendah.

Diarrhea is one of the common diseases after flooding, especially in areas where people do not have access to sanitation and clean water. Diarrhea is a loose bowel movement accompanied by an increase in the frequency, weight or volume of feces. Increasing understanding through knowledge can encourage a person's actions. Knowledge is everything that is obtained as a result of sensing an object, which is known to be able to raise attention to be prepared. Readiness is a person's state of being ready to act and respond to a situation which is one of the efforts to reduce the impact of a disaster. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and readiness to prevent post-flood diarrhea in Bojongsoang Village, which is an area that often experiences flooding. This study used a rapid survey method with a cross-sectional approach on 210 respondents, samples were taken using a two-stage cluster method. The data for this study were obtained from a questionnaire on the level of knowledge and readiness to prevent post-flood diarrhea, then analyzed using a frequency distribution and Chi-square test on the SPSS application. The results showed that almost all respondents had a good level of knowledge, namely 186 people (88.6%) and most respondents also had good readiness, namely 118 people (56.2%). The results of the data analysis showed that there was no significant relationship between the level of knowledge and the readiness to prevent post-flood diarrhea (p = 0.516). This is influenced by socioeconomic factors, namely the level of income and the number of dependents at home owned by each head of the family. This study is expected to be a basis for the government and related organizations in improving education in flood-prone areas to prevent the spread of post-flood diarrhea. Abstrak. Diare termasuk salah satu penyakit umum setelah banjir, terutama di daerah yang masyarakatnya tidak memiliki akses terhadap sanitasi serta air bersih. Diare merupakan buang air besar encer disertai peningkatan frekuensi, berat atau volume feses. Peningkatan pemahaman melalui pengetahuan dapat mendorong tindakan seseorang. Pengetahuan adalah segala sesuatu yang didapatkan sebagai hasil penginderaan terhadap suatu objek, yang diketahui dapat memunculkan perhatian untuk bersiap siaga. Kesiapan adalah keadaan seseorang siap untuk bertindak dan menanggapi suatu situasi yang menjadi salah satu upaya untuk mengurangi dampak bencana. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan kesiapan pencegahan diare pasca banjir di Desa Bojongsoang yang termasuk wilayah cukup sering mengalami banjir. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode rapid survey dengan pendekatan cross sectional pada 210 responden, sampel diambil dengan menggunakan metode klaster dua tahap. Data penelitian ini diperoleh dari kuesioner tingkat pengetahuan dan kesiapan pencegahan diare pasca banjir, kemudian dianalisis dengan distribusi frekuensi dan uji Chi-square pada aplikasi SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hampir seluruh responden memiliki tingkat pengetahuan yang baik yaitu 186 orang (88.6%) dan sebagian besar responden memiliki kesiapan yang baik pula yaitu 118 orang (56.2%). Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan kesiapan pencegahan diare pasca banjir (p=0,516). Hal ini dipengaruhi oleh faktor sosioekonomi yaitu tingkat penghasilan dan jumlah tanggungan dirumah yang dimiliki oleh setiap kepala keluarga. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat menjadi dasar pemerintah dan organisasi terkait dalam meningkatkan edukasi di wilayah rentan banjir untuk mencegah penyebaran diare pasca banjir.

The advancement of information technology has facilitated public access, including that of medical students, to health information through social media. This study aims to describe the types of social media used, the duration of usage, and the characteristics of health information utilization, which include the types of information, forms of information, and the most trusted sources of information among students. This research employed a descriptive quantitative design with a cross-sectional approach and utilized a questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The results showed that the most commonly used social media platform was WhatsApp (75.67%), with a usage duration of more than 4 hours per day (55.08%). The most frequently accessed health information included education, health learning materials, and disease prevention (34.46%). The most easily understood form of information was video (93.24%), and the most trusted source of information was from healthcare professional accounts (42.57%). The conclusion of this study indicates that social media plays a significant role in the utilization of health information among students; however, digital literacy is necessary to enable them to filter accurate and reliable information. Abstrak. Kemajuan teknologi informasi telah memudahkan masyarakat, termasuk mahasiswa kedokteran, dalam mengakses informasi kesehatan melalui media sosial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran jenis media sosial, durasi penggunaan media sosial, serta karakteristik pemanfaatan informasi kesehatan yang mencakup jenis informasi, bentuk informasi, dan sumber informasi yang paling dipercaya oleh mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional dan instrumen kuesioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media sosial yang paling banyak digunakan adalah WhatsApp (75,67%) dengan durasi penggunaan lebih dari 4 jam per hari (55,08%). Jenis informasi kesehatan yang paling banyak diakses adalah edukasi, pembelajaran kesehatan, dan pencegahan penyakit (34,46%). Bentuk informasi kesehatan yang paling mudah dipahami adalah video (93,24%), dan sumber informasi yang paling dipercaya berasal dari akun tenaga kesehatan (42,57%). Simpulan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa media sosial berperan penting dalam pemanfaatan informasi kesehatan di kalangan mahasiswa, namun dibutuhkan literasi digital agar mereka mampu menyaring informasi yang akurat dan terpercaya.