Factors Related to Tuberculosis Prevention Behavior in Pendrikan Kidul Sub-District, Semarang, Central Java 2019

Abstract

Indonesia, with a large population, also has many
people with tuberculosis (TB), including the top five
globally. Tuberculosis transmission occurs through
the air from the sputum of tuberculosis patients who
cough without closing their mouths. Clean and Healthy
Behavior is one of the primary prevention of pulmonary
TB disease. This study aims to analyze the factors
associated with tuberculosis prevention behaviour. The
research method uses a cross-sectional study to sample
81 people with cluster random sampling techniques.
The location of the research was in the Pendrikan Kidul
village, Semarang. Data collection was carried out
using a structured questionnaire with an Open Data Kit
containing respondents characteristics, tuberculosis
knowledge, tuberculosis stigma, tuberculosis literacy,
and tuberculosis prevention behaviour. Rho-spearman
statistical test was used to analyze between variables.
The results showed that of the 81 samples studied, most
respondents aged> 35 years, amounting to 67 respondents
(82.7%), the majority of female respondents were 60
respondents (74.1%), and 21 respondents were male
(25.9%). Respondents who have Health Background are
16 respondents (19.8%) and not 65 respondents (80.2%).
There is a significant correlation between knowledge
(p-value = 0.011) and literacy of tuberculosis (p-value
= <0.001) with tuberculosis prevention behaviour, with
correlation coefficient values 0.282 and 0.482, which
means the course of the relationship shows a positive
correlation between variables. There is no significant
relationship between stigma (p-value = 0.893) with
tuberculosis prevention behaviour in respondents. From
this study, it can be seen that knowledge and literacy are
the factors forming tuberculosis prevention behaviour.
Knowledge before doing that action is essential. Therefore
we need an effort to provide more stimulus to respondents
to provide information that will enhance one’s knowledge
— people who have self-literacy have the characteristic of
determining the information needed. Information literacy
combines cognitive and technical skills with the ethics of
understanding information.