Open AccessFamily Perceptions Toward Muslim Corpses Management of COVID-19 Patients in Padang City
Author(s) -
Taufik Hidayat,
Rika Susanti,
Rahma Tsania Zhuhra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of midwifery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2598-3180
DOI - 10.25077/jom.6.2.80-87.2021
Subject(s) - covid-19 , triangulation , pandemic , referral , perception , medicine , qualitative research , family medicine , psychology , geography , sociology , pathology , disease , outbreak , cartography , social science , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Dr. M. Djamil Hospital as a referral center of COVID-19 cases in West Sumatera has a COVID-19 protocol in managing the corpses of COVID-19 patients. This study explores factors that affect patient’s family perception toward procedures of handling COVID-19 corpses. We held a qualitative study with phenomenological design to explore the family perceptions toward Muslims corpses management of COVID-19. Ten deep interviews were conducted with the ones who had their family members died by probable or confirmed COVID-19 and the corpses were managed according to COVID-19 protocols. Data triangulation was accomplished via in depth-interviews with two mortuary officers in Dr. M. Djamil Hospital. Three main themes were identified are the corpse management in COVID-19 patients, contributing factors regarding burial procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic, and challenges in managing corpses of COVID-19 patients