HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT TBC DENGAN PERILAKU PENCEGAHAN TBC PADA KEPALA KELUARGA DI PADUKUHAN NOLOGATEN, KECAMATAN DEPOK, KABUPATEN SLEMAN, YOGYAKARTA

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background : Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection disease which it caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In 2014, there were 422 people infected gram positive bacil. It mostly found in Sleman. Depok primary health care reported, region of Nologaten has the highest number of TB patients compared to other areas. This happen due to the prevention hasn’t done optimally by citizen from Region of Nologaten .

Purpose : The purpose of this research was determine the relationship between knowledge level of TB to the head of the family and behavior due the effort from prevention tuberculosis disease. Methods : This research is quantitative analysis with cross sectional design. The sample of this research was 85 respondents  (head of family) from Region of Nologaten with stratified random sampling. The instruments use a questionnaire with deep interview and observation. Bivariat Analysis used is chi square test.

Result : The result of univariate analysis showed 70 respondents (82,4%) of have enough knowledge about the prevention of TB, and 63 respondents
(74,1%) have good effort of preventing TB disease. Bivariate analysis with chi square with 95% confidence level, the result found that there is  a relationship between knowledge and the prevention of TB  (p = 0.011)

Conclusion : It can be concluded that there is a relationship between knowledge of TB and behavior of prevention efforts to head of family in Region of Nologaten, Sleman