GAMBARAN STIGMA MASYARAKAT TERHADAP ORANG YANG PERNAH T ERINFEKSI COVID - 19 DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS I DENPASAR BARAT Ni Kadek Putri Caniswari 1 , I Gusti Ayu Rai Rahayuni 2 , Anak Agung Istri Wulan Krisnandari D 3 123 Fakultas Kesehatan , Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang : Stigma sering dikaitkan dengan masalah kesehatan termasuk Covid - 19. Stigma muncul akibat dari risiko penularan yang sangat tinggi dapat menginfeksi si stem pernapasan. Angka kasus Covid - 19 yang semakin bertambah setiap hari menimbulkan tekanan bagi masyarakat sehingga memicu terjadinya stigmatisasi terhadap penderita Covid - 19. Tujuan : Mengidentifikasi gambaran stigma masyarakat terhadap orang yang pernah terinfeksi Covid - 19 di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas I Denpasar Barat. Metode : Penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross - sectional . Sampel penelitian ini adalah masyarakat dewasa awal yaitu umur 20 - 39 tahun yang berjumlah 100 re sponden yang diambil dengan teknik simple random sampling . Data diambil dengan menggunakan kueisoner, yang terdiri dari 24 pernyataan terkait stigma dilakukan secara online selama bulan Februari 2021 kemudian diolah dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif . Hasil : Sebagaian besar responden dalam kategori stigma rendah sebanyak 73 responden (73%), kategori stigma tinggi sebanyak 23 responden (23%) dan kategori stigma sedang sebanyak 4 responden (4%). Kesimpulan : Masyarakat di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas I Den pasar Barat memiliki stigma dalam kategori rendah terhadap orang yang pernah terinfeksi Covid - 19. Masyarakat diharapkan mampu mempertahankan kondisi ini yaitu tidak memberikan stigma di masa pandemi Covid - 19. Masyarakat mampu beradaptasi dengan penyesuaian diri selama pandemi Covid - 19 dengan cara tetap mendapatkan edukasi secara berkala mengenai pencegahan Covid - 19. Kata kunci : stigma, masyarakat, covid - 19

THE COMMUNITY STIGMA AGAINTS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH COVID - 19 IN THE WORKING AREA O F PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE I WEST DENPASAR Ni Kadek Putri Caniswari Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Backgroun d: Stigma is often associated with health problems including Covid - 19. Stigma arises as a result of a very high risk of transmission that can infect the respiratory system. The number of Covid - 19 cases that is increasing every day creates pressure on the c ommunity; thus, it triggers stigmatization of Covid - 19 sufferers. Aim: To describe the community's stigma against people who have been infected with Covid - 19 in the working area of the Public Health Center I West Denpasar. Method: This study employed a quantitative descriptive with a cross - sectional approach. The sample of this study was the community of early adults aged 20 - 39 years and there were 100 respondents recruited as the simple through random sampling technique. Data were collected using a questionnaire which consisted of 24 statements related to stigma that condu cted online during February 2021 and then analyzed using descriptive statistics. Result : The findings indicated that there were 73 respondents (73%) had low stigma category, 23 respondents (23%) had high stigma category and 4 respondents (4%) had moderate stigma category. Conclusion: The majority of the respondents have a low category of stigma against people who have been infected with Covid - 19. The community is expected to be able to maintain this condition by not giving stigma during the Covid - 19 pandemi c. The community is able to adapt during the Covid - 19 pandemic by continuing to receive regular education about Covid - 19 prevention. Keywords: stigma, community, covid - 19