COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES TO REDUCE AND QUIT TOBACCO CONSUMPTION THROUGH THE USE OF ISOLATION MEASURES COVID-19 PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY

Abstract

The objectives of this article can be classified as follows 1) to study the perceptions of people in the target areas in reducing and quitting tobacco consumption during the isolation of COVID-19 patients in the community and 2) to study the community participation approaches to help reduce and quit tobacco consumption by implementing community isolation measures for COVID-19 patients. This research is Mixed method research with both quantitative and qualitative research method. The key informants in the research were: individuals participating in the isolation measures for COVID-19 patients in the community by using a specific selection method resulting in 2 groups of patient namely: group 1, patients with mild symptoms of COVID-19; with a history of tobacco use in the area, 20 people, and group 2, community leaders/public health volunteers who contribute to reducing and quitting tobacco consumption for community members, 6 people. The instrument for collecting data were questionnaires and interview forms. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage statistics.
The research results were found as follows; 1) Most of the sample population had awareness and decreased their behavior of tobacco consumption as a result of participating in community quarantine measures for COVID-19 patients, and some were able to quit tobacco consumption permanently after receiving treatment. 2) Guidelines for community participation in reducing and quitting tobacco consumption for members of the community require two important actions namely 1: Government and civil society dimensions, consisting of community meetings to campaign for reducing and quitting smoking in the community, establishment of community rules for banning smoking and activities organizing to reduce and 2: Community leaders and community members dimension, consists of inviting relevant people to participate in smoking reduction and quitting activities for community members. Monitoring of smokers in non-smoking areas and compliance with and enforcement of tobacco control laws.