
Eduvest – Journal of Universal Studies 
Volume 2, Number 9 , September, 2022  
http://eduvest.greenvest.co.id 
 
in  public  perception  regarding  the  safety  of  public  health  services  during  the 
COVID-19 pandemic in respondents who work or do not work. The results of this 
study  are  in  line  with  research  conducted  by  (Akhmad,  2015)  where  in  their 
research it can be concluded that there is no significant effect between work and 
public perception. This is contrary to the theory put forward by (Akhmad, Satibi, 
&  Puspandari,  2015)  which  states  that  by  working  someone  can  do  something 
useful, gain good knowledge about something so that they understand better and 
finally perceive something positive. However, during the Covid-19 pandemic, all 
types of work felt how the impact started, starting from work from home (WFH), 
not being able to work because of the PSBB, to ending in layoffs as a continuation 
of  the  declining  economy,  this  will  certainly  have  an  impact  on  the  economy 
Respondent (Chana et al., 2020). 
Where all work will see the impact of Covid-19 so that they will give the 
same perception of  service and  security to  public  service  facilities, compliance 
with health protocols, and also the efforts being made by the government, so this 
theory also supports that there is no difference in public perception with the type 
of work of the respondent.. 
Based on the univariate results regarding the respondent's religion, it can be 
seen that almost all respondents are Muslim with 99.1% (228 respondents), and a 
small proportion of respondents are Non-Muslim, namely 0.9% (2 respondents). 
The  meaning  of  religion  itself  can  be  different  because  it  has  several  factors 
including the opinion of Mukti Ali quoted by Adon Nasrullah Jamaluddin in his 
book Religion and Social Conflict. These factors are first, experience in religion is 
very subjective and individualistic, therefore sometimes everyone has a different 
definition of religion. Second, in the discussion of Religion, it always involves the 
strong emotions of each individual. The three conceptions of a person to define 
religion  are  influenced  by  the  goals  and  methods  of  his  approach.  Generally 
everyone  has  a  belief  or  belief  in  religion.  A  person's  actions,  behavior,  and 
perspective  towards  himself  and  others  are  influenced  by  the  teachings  of  the 
religion  he  adheres  to.  The  importance  of  religion  in  a  person's  life  is  largely 
determined  by  how  he  perceives  the  religion  he  believes  or  adheres  to.  In  the 
dictionary: Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary) perception is defined as 
(1) consciousness: awarenees, (2) the awareness of objects on other data through 
the medium of the senses, (3) the process or faculty of perceiving, (4) the result of 
this: knowledge; etc, gained by perceiving, and (5) insight or intuition, as of as 
abstract quality. 
The understanding above explains that perception is a process of awareness, 
namely awareness of an object that leads to an understanding, process or ability to 
feel, the  results  of  knowledge  and  so  on  which  are  obtained  with  feelings  and 
understanding  or  impulses  that  are  abstract.  Therefore,  perception  will  lead 
someone  to  understanding  or  giving  meaning  about  something.  In  an  article 
written by (Chana et al., 2020) regarding the integrity of science and religion, he 
stated that the integration of science (modern science) and religion in responding 
to all humanitarian problems, including the Covid-19 pandemic, is expected to be 
a solution, and both can play the same role. in ending this Corona epidemic. This 
shows that any religion will view the COVID-19 pandemic as an epidemic whose 
problems  must  be  resolved  immediately  with  various  efforts  that  have  been 
implemented,  such  as  3M,  and  knowing  other  health  protocols.  However,