ABSTRACT
The World Health Organization (WHO) designated Covid-19 as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Therefore, it is not surprising that government leaders in many countries are struggling to get out of the covid-19 outbreak with their respective approaches. The purpose of this study was to analyze the implementation of Selayar Islands Regency government policies in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis method with the selection of informants by purposive sampling. The research variable uses the theory of Marsh & Smith (2000) which develops a dialectical model that aims to explain further about the role of actors, actor relations, and their interests in the policy formulation process. The handling of the covid-19 pandemic. The results show that the attitude of the local government in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic case in the Selayar Islands Regency is very serious, this is evidenced by the rapid response in handling Covid-19 cases starting from the emergence of the first case until the time this research was carried out. Coordination between stakeholders in handling the COVID-19 pandemic in the Selayar Islands district has generally been going well, although it can't be said to be optimal. The behavior of the people of the Selayar Islands district in the application of health protocols in general is high enough to prevent the spread of covid-19 in the Selayar Islands Regency, however, there are still a small number of people in the Selayar Islands district who still do not believe in this pandemic.
ABSTRACT
Family health independence includes: being able to recognize various health problems, being able to decide on appropriate nursing actions, being able to carry out proper daily care at home, being able to support and improve the health of all family members, being able to take advantage of health services. The number of affected communities in the Puskesmas is less than the standard set by the government. In 2021 for the January – August period, the number of visits for hypertension cases at the Antang Health Center in Makassar City was 1,851 of the total number of non-communicable disease cases, where the number of visits for hypertension cases in the August 2021 period was 268 cases with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Manggala sub-district as an area. Its work reached 5,032 cases as of August 28, 2021. Qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. Interviews were conducted with 11 informants, including 5 patients with hypertension, 5 patients' families, and 1 health worker. Data collection techniques using in-depth interview techniques, observation techniques and documentation techniques. The validity of the data using triangulation, namely triangulation of data sources, triangulation of theories, and triangulation of methods. The results showed that family independence in patients with hypertension had been carried out very well and full of attention, based on this it was found that the level of family independence was at the 4th level, namely accepting health workers to take active promotive actions. Health workers have also made regular visits and checked the health of patients, provided education, and brought medicines needed by patients, health workers also provided education regarding the prevention of COVID-19 to families and patients and also the dangers of complications between hypertension and Covid-19. 150.