FAMILY AND ENVIRONMENT ACCEPTANCEFOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND BIRTH CONFIRMED COVID-19 AT SANGLAH RSUP AGAINST: A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Background: The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exposes women who are pregnant and giving birth to a different and very stressful situation. Not only because of the illness but also being kept away from family and environment. Objective: To find out how the acceptance of the family and the environment for women with Covid-19 who have been treated at Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar. Methods: A qualitative study of 6 cases of women who had been treated for Covid-19 to get an overview of family and environmental acceptance. The sample of this study were patients who were pregnant and had given birth with confirmed COVID-19. The sample was conducted semi-structured interviews. Since it was confirmed that they were diagnosed with Covid-19, all participants were shocked, afraid, and sad. Result: All participants are aware of and believe in the existence of Covid-19 even though knowledge about this infection is very diverse. Even though they were treated well during isolation, all participants felt afraid, sad, lonely, depressed, and felt too long. After surviving an attack of infection, 91.4% said their daily life was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and 80.6% were worried about getting infected again. In addition, encouraging positive behavioral practices to prevent recurrent infections, such as keeping a distance (97%), using masks (96%), washing hands (97%), staying away from crowds (95%), and being determined to use hand antiseptics and colognes more often (84%). The acceptance and support of the family are very good so it supports the participatory healing process. Very little information from the environment about their acceptance of the participants due to the difficulty of involving them due to health protocols. Conclusion: The level of family acceptance of the participants is very good but there is very little information about environmental acceptance.