ABSTRACT
Dalam situasi pandemi, tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa pelaksanaan berbagai hal tentunya tidak dapat terselenggara secara ideal sebagaimana di masa sebelum adanya pandemi. Hal ini juga berlaku dengan kondisi pelayanan kesehatan. Pandemi COVID-19 menyebabkan berbagai adaptasi dalam aspek pelayanan kesehatan. Hal tersebut perlu dilakukan demi menekan risiko penularan penyakit, memberikan perlindungan bagi tenaga kesehatan dan pekerja di pelayanan kesehatan lainnya, serta memberikan pelayanan kesehatan bagi orang sakit lainnya secara optimal. Sebagai upaya pelayanan kesehatan holistik, dokter berperan dalam upaya promotif dengan melakukan edukasi kepada masyarakat yang dalam konteks ini adalah edukasi mengenai penundaan kunjungan ke fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan kecuali pada kondisi-kondisi di mana terdapat potensi gawat darurat dan pelayanan yang tidak dapat ditunda seperti imunisasi anak. Untuk menjaga agar kebutuhan pelayanan kesehatan masyarakat tetap terpenuhi, masyarakat diimbau untuk memanfaatkan layanan konsultasi kesehatan secara daring atau telekonsultasi dengan dokter sehingga masyarakat tetap bisa memperoleh nasihat dokter secara efektif dan efisien tanpa harus berhadapan dengan risiko penularan penyakit dengan kunjungan ke rumah sakit. Namun, pada kondisi dengan potensi gawat darurat, masyarakat tetap diimbau untuk segera melakukan kunjungan agar kondisi tersebut dapat segera ditangani oleh dokter yang berwenang. It can not be denied that the implementation of various things in the pandemic period can not be carried out in an ideal manner as in the pre-pandemic period. This also applies to health services. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused various adaptations in aspects of health services. These need to be done to reduce the risk of disease transmission, provide protection for health workers, and provide optimal health services for other sick people. As a holistic approach in health service doctors play a role in health promotion by providing education to the public, which in this context is education about postponing visits to health care facilities, except in conditions where there is potential for emergency situations and services that cannot be postponed such as child immunization. Keeping the needs of public health services fulfilled, the public is encouraged to take advantage of online health consultation services or tele consultation with doctors so that people can still get doctor’s advice effectively and efficiently without having to deal with the risk of disease transmission by a hospital visit. However, in a condition with a potential emergency, the public is advised to immediately make a visit so that the condition can be immediately treated by the authorized doctor.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the stigma associated with coronavirus disease - 2019 (COVID-19) among health care workers (HCWs) in Indonesia during the early phase of the pandemic. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 hospitals across the country in March, 2020. A logistic regression was employed to assess the association between stigma and explanatory variables. RESULTS: In total, 288 HCWs were surveyed, of which 93.4% had never experienced any outbreaks. Approximately 21.9% of the respondents had stigma associated with COVID-19. HCWs who were doctors, had not participated in trainings related to COVID-19, worked in the capital of the province, worked at private hospitals, or worked at a hospital with COVID-19 triage protocols were likely to have no stigma associated with COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: The stigma associated with COVID-19 is relatively high among HCWs in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Adequate dissemination of knowledge and adequate protection are necessary to reduce stigma among HCWs.