The Relationship of Family Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Behavior to Prevent the Transmission of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Working Area of the UPTD Puskesmas Kota

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. TB control is not only in the form of medication. However, it is closely related to changes in family behavior towards TB itself. Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of families towards behavior to prevent transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis in the UPTD work area of the City Health Center. Method: This research is a quantitative study with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study was a family member of a patient who tested positive for pulmonary TB in the UPTD City Health Center working area, totaling 30 people. The sampling technique used was total sampling. Univariate and bivariate data analysis using Chi Square testand multivariate analysis with logistic regression testing. Results: The results of the study showed that 46.7% of the majority of respondents had good and sufficient knowledge of behavior to prevent transmission of TB disease, 90% of respondents had a positive attitude towards efforts to prevent TB disease and 80% of respondents had good behavior to prevent transmission of TB disease. According to bivariate analysis, there is a correlation between family views toward behavior to avoid TB illness transmission (p value = 0.003 (<0.05)) and behavior to prevent TB disease transmission (p value = 0.014 (<0.05)). With a sig value of >0.05, attitudes and knowledge had no discernible impact on actions taken to stop the spread of tuberculosis (attitude sig 0,99, knowledge sig 0,164.