Association of Knowledge Level and Incidence of Tuberculosis in Tulungagung District, East Java

  • Kukuh Heru Subagyo Stikes Hutama Abdi Husada Tulungagung
Keywords: case control, DOTS strategy, incidence, knowledge, symptoms, tuberculosis

Abstract

About one-third of the world's population has been infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Indonesia is the third largest TB cases in the world. Tuberculosis Eradication Program has been implemented with a DOTS strategy but TB cases in Indonesia are still high. Many factors caused high rates of TB incidence in Indonesia. Society much affected primitive culture, that is the main symptom of TB (cough more than 2 weeks) is considered symptom of common disease. This study is to analyze the relationship between knowledge level with the incidence of pulmonary TB in Tulungagung District in 2016. This study is a case control that located in 2 health centers. Observation was carried out in February. Samples were selected by consecutive sampling with inclusion criteria: male (>18 years old) and if there are ≥2 male head of family in a house, researcher choose one randomly. Sample size were 64 participants which consist of 32 participants of case group and 32 participants of control group. Data was analyzed by chi square test. Results showed that there were significant correlation between knowledge level (OR=4.5; 95%CI: 1.7 – 11.8; p=0.00). It is recommended to district health office to improve counseling and dissemination of TB symptoms and treatment

Keywords: case control, DOTS strategy, incidence, knowledge, symptoms, tuberculosis

Published
2018-09-18