Stress Level in Ensuring Health Measures Compliance in Local Religious Ceremonies During COVID-19 Pandemic among Pecalang in Bali

Stress Level in Ensuring Health Measures Compliance in Local Religious Ceremonies During COVID-19 Pandemic among Pecalang in Bali

Pecalang, COVID-19,
health measure,
stress

Introduction: The global COVID-19 pandemic attack, especially on Bali
Island, is not only causing significant loss of life but also has profoundly
transformed the way of living. This situation eventually restricted the
participation of Hindhus in religious ceremony activities in Bali due to
strict mass gatherings measures. This study aimed to examine the stress
level among pecalang (local security officers in a native administrative area
in Bali) in ensuring health measures compliance in faith-based ceremonies
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This was a quantitative-descriptive study involving 292 pecalang
in Susut District, Bangli. A purposive sampling technique was employed to
select eligible participants. Fourteen stress-scale statement items in
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS 42) Questionnaire used to collect
primary data from the participants. Data were then analyzed using a
univariate analysis in SPSS version 25.
Results: The majority of participants, 184 subjects (63%), were aged
between 25 to 39 years (early adulthood stage). Sixty-two percent of the
participants (181) graduated from senior high school. The majority of
them were also working in private companies (141: 48.3%). Findings
revealed that the majority of participants were experiencing a normal level
of stress (180; 61.6%).
Conclusion: The majority of participants perceived normal level of stress in
ensuring health measures compliance in local spiritual ceremonies during
the COVID-19 pandemic.

I Gede Yudiana Putra1*

, Yupin Aungsuroch2, Anak Agung Restu Anggara1, I Kadek

Artawan1, & Ni Wayan Arie Setyarini3

https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2023.42167

28 April 2023

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