Stigma Associated with COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers in Indonesia
Penulis/Author
Amanda Yufika (1); Samsul Anwar (3); Wira Winardi (4); Nurfanida Librianty (5); Nyoman Ananda Putri Prashanti (6); Tri Novita Wulan Sari (7); dr. Prattama Santoso Utomo, MHPEd. (8); Theresia Dwiamelia (9); Putu Pangestu Cendra Natha (10); Salwiyadi Salwiyadi (11); Febrivan W. Asrizal (12); Ikram Ikram (13); Irma Wulandari (14); Sotianingsih Haryanto (15); Nice Fenobileri (16); Abram L. Wagner (17); Kurnia Fitri Jamil (18); Mudatsir Mudatsir (19); Harapan Harapan (20)
Tanggal/Date
25 2021
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the stigma against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among health care workers (HCWs) in Indonesia during the early phase of pandemic.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in twelve hospitals across the country on March 2020. A logistic regression was employed to assess the association between stigma and explanatory variables.
Results: In total, 288 HCWs were surveyed in which 93.4% of them had never experienced any outbreaks. Approximately 21.9% of the respondents had stigma against COVID-19. HCWs who were doctor, had not participating in trainings related to COVID-19, working at the capital of the province, working at private hospitals, and working at the hospital with COVID-19 triage protocol were likely to have no stigma against COVID-19.
Conclusions: The stigma against COVID-19 is relatively high among HCWs in the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Adequate knowledge dissemination and adequate protection are necessary to reduce the stigma among HCWs.
