The Kongsi Covid: A Cultural and Religious Belief Approaches for Covid-19, Battling Stigma and Strengthening Family Resilience for Villagers in Padang, Indonesia
Background: The stigma of Covid-19 is culturally rooted in health beliefs and practices in Padang-Indonesia. The aim of this intervention project is to develop cultural & religious belief approaches for Covid-19 battling stigma and strengthening family resilience for villagers. Intervention: The Kon...
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/86121 |
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| Sumario: | Background: The stigma of Covid-19 is culturally rooted in health beliefs and practices in Padang-Indonesia. The aim of this intervention project is to develop cultural & religious belief approaches for Covid-19 battling stigma and strengthening family resilience for villagers. Intervention: The Kongsi Covid-19 is community-based preparedness and response strategy preventing the transmission of Covid-19. The sub-village RT/RW is subordinate to the village as a cluster that has supervision directed in the community and requires 10–14 volunteers. All activities are monitored, coordinated, and supervised by the village leader, sub-district, community health centers, and city health offices. Results and Impact: Padang had developed 1,252 Kongsi Coovid-19 covering 100% of sub-villages. More than 3000 people with positive confirmed cases with asymptomatic or mild symptoms, doing self-isolation under Kongsi COVID-19 local monitoring. The government of Padang was awarded the Best rating II due to its policy for preparing strategic planning which includes efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic through the innovations of the Kongsi COVID-19. Conclusions: Kongsi Covid-19 strengthens existing partnerships to reach and engage with wider community networks. It has an active role to resolve the health issue of Covid-19 battling stigma and strengthening family resilience for villagers in Padang-Indonesia. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-83768-598-1 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.109446 |