Religious Coping Strategies of HIV/AIDS Women and Its Relevance with The Implementation of Sufistic Conseling in Health Services

Abstract

This qualitative research attempts to describe the Religious Coping Strategies (RCS) of HIV / AIDS women in the Dr. Kariadi State Government Hospital, Semarang. Data collection through in-depth interviews with 6 informants. The result shows that 4 housewives informants developed Positive RCS, can be seen from three aspects, namely 1). They improve worship and forgive partners; 2). They are able to take lessons from the pain and use the hijab; 3). They are optimistic, it is shown in the spirit of work and adherence to treatment. The other 2 informants, WPS (Female Sex Workers) and PK (Karaoke Guides) tend to choose Negative RCS. This is seen from spiritual dissatisfaction (assuming fate and not wanting to change themselves for the better), thinking that the illness is a punishment indicated by despair and suicide attempts, and judging negatively on his religion (still running his profession without heeding the sins and effects that have been experienced). Furthermore, the roots of the relevance of RCS for HIV / AIDS women with the application of sufistic counseling in health services can be traced to the existence of Islamic counseling practiced by counselors at this clinic. This is where the opportunity to apply Islamic counseling is more specific to the planting of Sufistic values. Sufistic counseling emphasizes behaviors such as gratitude, patience, qana'ah, and sincerity, in fact RCS can be invested in Muslim HIV / AIDS patients. These attitudes and behaviors play an important role in suppressing the progression of the disease.