ABSTRACT
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat gambaran tingkat kecemasan orang tua ketika anak berinteraksi sosial di masa pandemi COVID-19 di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Beringin Raya Kota Bengkulu. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa gambaran tingkat kecemasan orang tua ketika anak berinteraksi sosial di masa pandemi COVID-19 dari 45 responden, kategori tidak cemas sebanyak 5 responden (11.1%), tingkat cemas ringan berjumlah 37 responden (82.2%), dan cemas sedang sebanyak 3 responden (6.7%). Simpulan, gambaran tingkat kecemasan orang tua ketika anak berinteraksi sosial di masa pandemi COVID-19 di wilayah kerja puskesmas Beringin Raya Kota Bengkulu sebagian besar tergolong kecemasan ringan. Kata Kunci: Kecemasan, Orang Tua, Pandemi COVID-19 This study aims to describe the level of parental anxiety when children interact socially during the COVID-19 pandemic in the work area of the Beringin Raya Public Health Center Bengkulu City. The research method used in this study is a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The results showed that the description of the level of anxiety of parents when their children interacted socially during the COVID-19 pandemic from 45 respondents the category of not being anxious was five respondents (11.1%) mild anxiety was 37 respondents (82.2%) and moderate anxiety was three respondents. (6.7%). In conclusion, the description of the level of anxiety of parents when children interact socially during the COVID-19 pandemic in the work area of the Beringin Raya Public Health Center in Bengkulu City is mainly classified as mild anxiety. Keywords: Anxiety, Parents, COVID-19 Pandemic