Data on attitudes, religious perspectives, and practices towards COVID-19 among Indonesian residents: a quick online cross-sectional survey

Although previously large-scale social restrictions were im- plemented by the Indonesian government, the total number of coronavirus cases is overcome China in the global ranking per July 18th, 2020, implying a higher infection rate among Indonesian residents. The surge of new coronavirus cases started since the loosening of large-scale social restrictions, thereby implicating that public gathering (including religious gathering) evidently increases transmission [1] . It has been reported that Indonesia’s coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) mortality rate is the second-highest among Southeast Asian Nations, which may be associated with several health deter- minants, including biochemical factors and health comorbid- ity [2–7] . Because people’s adherence to control measures is affected by their attitudes, religious perspectives, and prac- tices (ARP) towards COVID-19. Hence, the information re- garding Indonesian’s ARP towards COVID-19 post-large-scale social restrictions is required. The data were collected via an online questionnaire, including demographic information (7 items), attitude and practice (5 items), and religious perspec-tive and practice (5 items), from July 11 –18, 2020, collect- ing a total of 1,345 respondents. Although our data collection did not provide other precautionary measures (e.g., adequate ventilation). It is notable that most of the religious venues are having a close ventilation system. Hence, this may con- tribute to the propagation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission [8] . Altogether, these data will help in determining non-health- related factors to prevent the spread of COVID-19