Overview of Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 for Health Workers at the Naibonat Health Center in 2021

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on various fields of life, especially in the health sector. Health workers are at the forefront of dealing directly with patients so that they are most affected by the transmission of Covid-19, the transmission of Covid-19 transmission to health workers has become an issue in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021-2022 at the Naibonat Health Center, 28 health workers were confirmed positive for Covid-19. The increase in these cases of course raises problems, especially the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers which is very minimal. This study aims to describe the prevention of Covid-19 in health workers at the Naibonat Public Health Center in 2021, the type of descriptive research with purposive sampling technique. This study involved 6 health workers. Data collection techniques used by interviews, documentation, and distribution of questionnaires. Data analysis used qualitatively. The results showed that the availability of PPE at the Naibonat Health Center at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019 was still very minimal in terms of quantity (amount) and also puskesmas access to PPE, but after 2020-2022 the availability was sufficient because there was a lot of assistance from various institutions. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in preventing the transmission of Covid-19 at the Naibonat Health Center use the SOPs regulated by the Ministry of Health in 2020. Advice for health centers, although currently there are no difficulties in procuring PPE, it still requires careful planning in the procurement process in the future. future. This is because there is no certainty when the Covid-19 pandemic will end.