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Edukasi Pencegahan Penyebaran COVID-19 serta Pembuatan Hand Sanitizer dan Cairan Disinfektan di Kelurahan Mandailing

Authors
  • Khairunnisa Fakultas Farmasi, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia
  • Aminah Dalimunthe Fakultas Farmasi, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia
  • Yade Metri Permata Fakultas Farmasi, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia
  • Lisda Rimayani Nasution Fakultas Farmasi, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia
Issue       Vol 5 No 4 (2022): Talenta Conference Series: LWSA
Section       Articles
Galley      
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32734/lwsa.v5i4.1422
Keywords: COVID-19 pencegahan hand sanitizer prevention handsanitizer
Published 2022-07-28

Abstract

Penularan yang relatif cepat dari COVID-19 dan terapi definitif yang belum ditemukan, sedangkan angka kematian yang ditimbulkannya juga tidak sedikit, menyebabkan penyakit ini tidak bisa diabaikan dan harus terus diwaspadai. Pencegahan penularan infeksi COVID-19 dapat dilakukan dengan senantiasa menjaga kebersihan diri seperti mencuci tangan menggunakan handsanitizer, dan menerapkan perilaku hidup bersih. Kegiatan pemberdayaan masyarakat yang dilakukan di Keluarahan Mandailing Kecamatan Tebing Tinggi Kota, Kota Tebing Tinggi ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman masyarakat mitra tentang Covid-19 dengan cara penyuluhan (pemberian edukasi. Materi yang diberikan berupa cara-cara pencegahan penyebaran COVID-19 serta pelatihan pembuatan alat-alat sanitasi berupa handsanitizer dan cairan disinfektan. Kegiatan diikuti 50 orang peserta,  terdiri dari kelompok ibu-ibu PKK (Pemberdayaan Kesejahteraan Keluarga) dan beberapa orang masyarakat lainnya. Metode yang digunakan adalah ceramah dan demonstrasi yang dibagi  dalam dua sesi, masing-masing sesi terdiri dari 25 orang peserta. Setiap sesi terdiri dari ceramah tentang edukasi pencegahan penularan COVID-19 dan adaptasi kebiasaan new normal pada masa pandemik, lalu dilanjutkan dengan dengan demonstrasi pembuatan hand sanitizer dan cairan disinfektan yang mudah dan dapat diaplikasikan oleh peserta di rumah masing-masing. Hasil kegiatan ini menunjukkan peserta telah dapat memberikan kontribusi dalam upaya mencegah penyebaran COVID-19.

 

The relatively fast transmission of COVID-19 and the undiscovered definitive therapy, while the resulting death rate is also not small, makes this disease cannot be ignored and must continue to be watched out for. Prevention of transmission of COVID-19 infection can be done by always maintaining personal hygiene such as washing hands using a hand sanitizer, and implementing clean living behaviors. This community empowerment activity which was carried out at the Kelurahan Mandailing, Tebing Tinggi Kota District, Tebing Tinggi City, was aimed at increasing the understanding of partner communities about Covid-19 by way of counseling (providing education). The material given was conseling about the ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as well as training in making tools -sanitary equipment in the form of hand sanitizer and disinfectant liquid. The activity was attended by 50 participants, consisting of a women group of PKK (Family Welfare Empowerment) and several other community members. The method used was lectures and demonstrations which were divided into two sessions, each session consists of 25 participants. Each session consists of a lecture on the prevention of COVID-19 transmission and adaptation to new normal habits during the pandemic, followed by a demonstration of making hand sanitizers and disinfectant liquids that are easy and can be applied by participants in their respective homes. .Tthe results of this activity show that participants have been able to contribute to efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.