Overview Of Accessibility In Treatment Selection Efforts During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The behavior of seeking treatment can be seen as one of the reflections of the implementation of the national health system and access to health services. In general, the behavior of seeking treatment in Indonesian society is distinguished by three types, namely self-medication behavior, medical treatment, and traditional medicine. The increasing use of alternative medicine is supported by the rise of advertisements for alternative medicine in print and alternative medicine consulting events in electronic media such as radio and television. This study aims to determine people's decisions in choosing treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic from the aspect of accessibility. The type of research conducted is quantitative with cross sectional study design and without treatment to the population. The population in this study is the general public in South Kalimantan. The number of samples using non-probability sampling techniques with sampling quota with the total number of respondents namely 100 respondents. Data collection is done by using online questionnaire using google form media. Analyze data using univariate and bivariate analysis. The results showed that there was no relationship between education, employment, and accessibility with the decision to choose treatment services.