Stigma Against Covid-19 Patients

Stigma Against Covid-19 Patients The COVID-19 outbreak hasandbrought social stigma andcome discriminatory behavior. People from certain ethnic backgrounds anyone thought to have into contact with the virus are the most affected. Lack knowledge three ofmain factors: causes social stigma The social stigma associated with COVID-19 is based on 1. This is a new disease and there is still a lot that is not known about it 2. We are often afraid of the unknown 3.anxiety It's easy associate fear with 'other people.' It is understandable that there is confusion, andtofear amongthe society. These factorshasalsoemerged triggerthat social stigma.In thetomidst of the thesituation, COVID-19namely outbreak, a stigma social phenomenon has the potential worsen social or negative associations towardsTheya person or group of people discriminated who experienceagainst, symptoms or suffer from certain diseases. are labeled, stereotyped, treated differently, and/or experience status harassment because they areMoreover, associatedhumans with a disease. As aafraid new disease, much is unknown about the COVID-19 pandemic. tend to be of the unknown and more easily attribute fear to "different/other groups". This is what causes the emergence of social stigma and discrimination againstof certain ethnicities and also people who are considered to be related to this virus.The feelings confusion, anxiety and fear that we feel are understandable, but that doesn' t mean we can be prejudiced against sufferers, caregivers, families, or thosein who are social not sick but have symptoms similar to COVID-19. If asit continues to be maintained society, stigma can make people hide their illnesses so not to be discriminated against, lifestyle prevent them from seeking immediate health care, andCovid-19 prevent them from adopting healthy habits.There was a negative stigma when occurred amongthat patients, ODP, PDP make and health workers whomentally treated and Covid-19 patients. The negative stigma is given will only things worse both in the spread of theto disease itself. Covid-19 patients admitted that they felt pressured by this negative stigma due their photos being distributed by certain parties. Medical officers who treat Covid-19 patientsoutalsoof experience various unfavorable actions from the community, for example being kicked their rental, etc. Some OPDs and PDPs also experience psychological pressure from the surrounding environment. This happens because people often receive negative news aboutdisease this disease, even though existinghas dataa big fromimpact IDI states that the chance of recovering from this is 97%. This stigmatization on a person' s immunity related to Covid-19 and will affect the healing process of Covid-19 patients.Efforts to minimize theabout Negative Stigma of ofCovid19 in society: Media coverage regarding complete information the transmission the virusSo far, this often does not reach the community, which has greatly influenced the stigma towards people related to Covid19, whether OTG,of positive ODP, PDP, positiveabout patients the patient' s family and health workers.Examples information medicalandpersonnel that can be conveyed a.forACovid-19 nurse who handles Covid-19 patients has carried out various health protocols when caring patients: b. Protect yourself as much as possible with PPE according to standards c. Have sufficient knowledge to treat Covid-19 patients d.family/community Follow strict requirements for removing official clothing, leaving the hospital or meeting with e. Caring with sincerity, even fighting for your life to care for Covid-19 patients So therefore: a.thisDon' t givepainful them additional burden by avoiding, rejecting, discrediting them in society because is very b. Don't talk about them, whisper in front of them as disease transmitters c. Distancing or ridiculing their family because they think they are transmitting the disease. d. Give appreciation to medical personnel and other officers who care for Covid-19 patients e. Expanding access to psychosocial/mental health/mental health support By increasing information about preventing andantreating mental health during the deal Covid-19 pandemic. Religious and community leaders play important role in helping society with the COVID-19 pandemic. Religious and community leaders can help by ensuring everyone getsa the correct information and does not spread hoaxes or misinformation. They can also create WA Group for the local environment so that residents always receive the latest information. Efforts that can be made: a. Communicate key health messages and put up posters b. Know the facts and share them with others to help reduce fear and anxiety c. Help the public to avoid hoaxes and misinformation d. Help remove the stigma on groups of people who are perceived as carriers of the virus e.running Help sowater that every family has the means and is willing to wash their hands with soap and f. Help residents know what to do if they experience symptoms g.diseases Identifysuch groups of citizens at high risk:disease the elderly (elderly) and those with chronic (chronic) as diabetes, heart and lung and provide information on how to reduce the risk of contracting the corona virus Preventing and stopping theprejudice stigma around us istowards not difficult ifgroups all parties are united in committing to not spreading and hatred certain related to COVID-19. We all play a role in minimizing this negative stigma for the sake of joint efforts to overcome thiscan pandemic.