COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING WITH SILACAK APP BY HEALTH CENTER TRACERS IN NORTH MUSI RAWAS.

PELACAKAN KONTAK ERAT COVID-19 MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI SILACAK BAGI TRACER PUSKESMAS DI KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS UTARA.

Background: The government has prioritized controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus in North Musi Rawas Regency by strengthening surveillance efforts. One of the strategies employed to enhance the surveillance system is contact tracing using the Silacak application. Community members are involved as tracers utilizing the Silacak application. Objective: This activity aims to improve COVID-19 contact tracing by community tracers using the Silacak application in North Musi Rawas District. Method: This community service activity involves socialization, application training, and direct contact tracing by tracers utilizing the Silacak application. It follows a health program management approach, encompassing initiation, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation phases. Results: Socialization and application training took place on August 24, 2021, at Sederhana restaurant hall in Muara Rupit Village, Sumatera, from 08:00 to 12:30 WIB. Tracer monitoring occurred from August to December 2021. The 69 participants included health cadres, Babinsa, and Bhabinkamtibmas. The results indicate that the Surulangun Puskesmas tracer conducted the highest percentage of close contact monitoring, reaching 54.14% of the expected number, with 51.49% of close contacts monitored. Each health center monitored fewer close contacts compared to the previous month. Conclusion: Tracer performance in close contact monitoring using the Silacak application has not been optimal due to various challenges, including tracer comprehension, signal interference during data entry, additional responsibilities for Babinsa and Bhabinkamtibmas, and negative community responses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Latar belakang: Pengendalian laju virus covid-19 di Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara telah menjadi perhatian Pemerintah melalui penguatan surveilans. Salah satu upaya penguatan sistem surveilans yaitu dengan melakukan pelacakan kontak melalui aplikasi silacak. Perlu adanya bantuan dari masyarakat sebagai tracer degan menggunakan aplikasi silacak. Tujuan: Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk melakukan pelacakan kontak erat kasus COVID-19 oleh tracer menggunakan aplikasi Silacak di Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara. Metode: Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilakukan dalam bentuk sosialisasi, pelatihan aplikasi, dan penelusuran langsung oleh tracer menggunakan aplikasi Silacak. Kegiatan dilakukan dengan pendetan manajemen program kesehatan yang terdiri dari tahap inisiasi, perencanaan, implementasi, monitoring, dan evaluasi. Hasil: Kegiatan sosialisai dan praktik penggunaan aplikasi dilaksanakan pada tanggal 24 Agustus 2021 di Aula rumah makan Sederhana, Jalan Lintas Sumatera Kelurahan Muara Rupit dari jam 08.00-12.30 WIB. Sementara pemantauan oleh tracer dilakukan selama bulang Agustus-Desember 2021. Peserta yang mengikuti sosialiasi sebanyak 69 orang terdiri dari kader kesehatan, babinsa dan bhabinkamtibmas. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan jumlah pemantauan kontak erat terbanyak dilakukan oleh tracer Puskesmas Surulangun yang mencapai 54,14% dari jumlah seharusnya dengan kumlah komtak erat selesai dipantau mencapai 51,49%. Setiap Puskesmas juga hanya memantau lebih sedikit daripada jumlah kontak erat bulan sebelumnya. Kesimpulan: kinerja tracer terkait pemantauan kontak erat menggunakan aplikasi Silacak belum optimal karena beberapa kendala seperti pemahaman tracer dan gangguan sinyal terkait proses penginputan data pada aplikasi, Babinsa dan Bhabinkamtibmas yang harus merangkap pekerjaan, dan respon negatif masyarakat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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