Resilience Strategy For People With Hiv/Aids (PLWHA) in Dealing With Adversity During The Covid 19 Pandemic Rinikso Kartono
Department of Social Welfare, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang
Abstract
People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are the most vulnerable group to be infected and experience death and powerlessness during the Covid 19 pandemic. It^s because physically PLWHA have relatively low immune systems and have a number of co-morbidities. Psychologically, during the Covid 19 period, a number of people, including PLWHA, experienced various psychological pressures such as stress and paranoia. During the Covid-19 era, it was difficult times economically and socially due to the implementation of the health protocol. This event is the second adversity experienced by PLWHA, where the first adversity was during the initial period of being infected with HIV/AIDS. Even so, a number of PLWHA have successfully overcome these adversities. They continue to survive and struggle through resilience strategies to stay healthy and empowered to face risks due to the covid 19 pandemic. This research was designed with the aims- 1) describe the adversities faced by PLWHA during the Covid 19 Pandemic- 2) describe the resilience strategies of PLWHA in dealing with adversity during the Covid 19 Pandemic. The research approach used is qualitative with a narrative research type. For data collection used in-depth interview techniques, observation and FGD. Meanwhile to determine the sample used snowballing. Meanwhile, to analyze the data used interactive analysis techniques from Hubberman and Sadana. The results of the study showed that a number of adversity were experienced by PLWHA during the Covid 19 pandemic, namely feelings of depression due to experiencing anxiety, paranoia infection and death due to Covid 19. During the Covid pandemic, 19 also made PLWHA economically vulnerable due to loss of jobs and income, vulnerable psychologically, such as stress and paranoia, and socially vulnerable with increased stigma and discrimination if infected with Covid 19. However, in fact, this group has quite high resilience in dealing with this vulnerability. The success of resilience in dealing with various adversities first, when dealing with HIV/AIDS infection and its impact became a reserve of knowledge for resilience. Several other factors for resilience are the attitude of adapting to Covid 19, fortitude and joy, health behavior and health beliefs, building social support, creating a creative economy and utilizing existing resources as a way to earn income to meet the needs of his/her-self and his/her-family in the covid 19 pandemic era.
