PERAN PENDAMPING DALAM INTERVENSI PADA ORANG DENGAN HIV/AIDS (ODHA) (Studi Deskriptif Pada Kelompok Dukungan Sebaya (KDS) Pelangi Di Klinik Vicity RSUD Balung, Kabupaten Jember)

Abstract

Orang dengan HIV/AIDS (Odha) merupakan salah satu penyandang masalah sosial yang mengalami permasalahan di berbagai dimensi, terlebih pada dimensi sosial seperti terkucilkan dari lingkungan sosial, tidak memiliki dukungan sosial, kesulitan menjalin relasi dengan lingkungan sosial, sehingga menjadi introvert dan tidak percaya diri dengan status dirinya sebagai Odha. Untuk membantu Odha mengatasi masalah pada dimensi sosialnya, di Kabupaten Jember terdapat Kelompok Dukungan Sebaya (KDS) Pelangi yang melakukan intervensi baik dengan pendekatan individu maupun kelompok. Dalam melakukan intervensi, terdapat pendamping yang diantaranya adalah mantan Odha dan bukan mantan Odha. Peran pendamping KDS sangat mendukung dalam membantu Odha untuk mengatasi masalah sosial yang dihadapi. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui berbagai peran pendamping KDS dalam setiap tahapan intervensi pada Odha di Klinik Vicity RSUD Balung Kabupaten Jember. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif, dengan tipe deskriptif, dan teknik penentuan informan dengan purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat berbagai peran yang dilakukan oleh pendamping KDS pelangi dalam setiap tahapan intervensi pada Odha terutama pada dimensi sosialnya. Dengan memaksimalkan peran-peran tersebut, pendamping KDS Pelangi berhasil melakukan intervensi dengan baik pada setiap tahapannya ABSTRACT People living HIV / AIDS have social problems in various dimensions, especially in the social dimension such as being excluded from the social environment, lacking social support, difficulties in establishing relationships with the social environment, and being not confident with status as himself as a person with HIV. To help people living HIV/AIDS problems in their social dimensions, in Jember Regency there is a Peer Support Group (PSG) of Pelangi which intervenes both with individual and group approaches. In carrying out the intervention, there were social worker who included former People living HIV/AIDS and not The role of social worker of the peer support group is very supportive in helping people living HIV/AIDS to overcome the social problems they face. This study was conducted to determine the various roles of PSG of Pelangi in each stage of intervention in people living HIV at the Vicity Clinic in Balung Hospital, Jember Regency. This study uses qualitative research, with descriptive types, and informant determination techniques with purposive sampling. The results of the study indicate that there are various roles carried out by the social worker of the pelangi peer support group at each stage of intervention in people living HIV/AIDS especially in the social dimension. By maximizing these roles, the social worker of the PSG pelangi assistant managed to intervene well at each stage.

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“…According to [15], peer support for people living with HIV/AIDS is a group consisting of individuals who have similar issues or situations, which serves to provide support to one another. The study conducted by [8] found that peer support involves support given by People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to PLWHA, especially those who have recently been diagnosed as HIV positive. Another study by [15] also found that various reasons motivate individuals to become peer supporters for PLWHA, such as personal experiences, a calling to save others after experiencing being an PLWHA themselves, a desire to become a role model for other PLWHA to follow, the need to share experiences, and the desire to help and be beneficial to others.…”