Pengelolaan Limbah Infeksius Rumah Tangga dalam Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Hayati Nisrina , Izzati Mutiara Nur 
Published: January 2024

Abstrak

Latar belakang: Limbah medis infeksius dalam masa pandemi COVID-19 berpotensi menjadi media penyebaran virus jika tidak dikelola dengan benar. Kurangnya informasi di masyarakat tentang pengelolaan limbah infeksius rumah tangga termasuk faktor yang memengaruhi cara pengelolaannya. Tulisan ini menjelaskan penanganan limbah infeksius rumah tangga, dari sumber sampai penanganan lanjutan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengertian, jenis, dan cara mengelola limbah infeksius rumah tangga pada masa pandemi COVID-19.

Metode: Penelitian dilakukan dalam bentuk kajian pustaka jurnal, artikel, pedoman kesehatan dan lingkungan yang berlaku secara nasional maupun internasional. Proses pencarian menggunakan kata kunci, yaitu pengelolaan limbah infeksius pada masa COVID-19 dan limbah infeksius rumah tangga. Diperoleh 31 artikel sesuai kata kunci. Setelah disaring menggunakan kriteria inklusi, diperoleh 4 artikel yang di-review. Kriteria inklusi yang digunakan adalah jurnal dan artikel kesehatan dengan kata kunci pengelolaan limbah infeksius pada masa pandemi, serta rentang tahun terbit dari tahun 2020-2021. Sedangkan, kriteria eksklusi yang digunakan, yakni jurnal dan artikel kesehatan yang tidak berhubungan dengan pengelolaan limbah infeksius pada masa pandemi, serta jurnal dan artikel yang terbit sebelum tahun 2020.

Hasil: Didapatkan hasil berupa pengelolaan limbah rumah tangga, yaitu dengan pemilahan, pewadahan, dan disinfeksi. Penanganan lanjutannya dapat dilakukan melalui cara pengangkutan dengan sarana khusus dan tanpa sarana khusus.

Kesimpulan: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pentingnya menerapkan cara pengolahan limbah infeksius dengan baik dan benar, serta pentingnya bekerja sama antar pemerintah dan masyarakat sesuai perannya. Peran Pemerintah Daerah, komunitas, dan keluarga dibutuhkan dalam penanganan limbah infeksius skala rumah tangga.

Kata kunci: COVID-19, Limbah infeksius rumah tangga, Pengelolaan limbah, Limbah infeksius

Abstract

Background: Infectious medical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic becomes a virus dissemination medium if it is not managed properly. Lack of information in the community about household infectious waste management is one factor that affects how to manage infectious medical waste. This article describes household infectious waste management from the source to further treatment. The purpose of this research is to know the definition, determine the types, and learn how to manage household infectious waste during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The method is a literature review of journals, articles, and health and environmental guidelines that apply nationally and internationally. The search process was carried out using keywords such as the management of COVID-19 infectious waste and household infectious waste. The results were obtained from 31 articles according to keywords. After being filtered using inclusion criteria, four articles were reviewed. The inclusion criteria were health journals and articles with the keywords infectious waste management during the pandemic and the range of years of publication from 2020-2021. Meanwhile, the exclusion criteria were health journals and articles with problem topics not related to infectious waste management during the pandemic and journals and articles published before 2020.

Result: The result of this paper is the management of waste from households that is by sorting, storing, and disinfecting. Further treatment can be done in 2 ways. Those are transportation by ad hoc services and without ad hoc.

Conclusion: The result shows that it is crucial to implement the method of managing infectious waste properly. It is also essential to build cooperation between the government and the community. The role of local governments, communities, and families is needed in handling household infectious waste so that the household infectious waste treatment process becomes effective.

Keywords: COVID-19, Household infectious waste, Waste management, Infectious waste.