FAMILY SOURCES OF STRENGTH FOR TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTIVE THERAPY (TPT) IMPLEMENTATION

Abstract

Introduction

Tuberculosis (TBC) is one of the five leading causes of disease burden, with over 90% of people infected with Micobacterium Tuberculosis (MTb) developing asymptomatic latent TBC. Various efforts have been made to prevent and control TB, one of which is the provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT). TPT is a treatment programme aimed at people in close contact with TB positive patients, with the aim of reducing the risk of TB transmission. However, the facts in the field show the low motivation of the community to carry out the programme. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes about TPT with the provision of TPT to families in the kedondong health centre working area in 2024.

Method(s)

Correlation analytic research design with a cross sectional approach, involving 15 respondents and total sampling technique and statistical tests using fisher's Exact Test. The results showed that there was a relationship between knowledge (P-value = 0.011 with OR = 5,500) and attitude (pvalue = 0.002 with OR = 10,000) with the provision of TPT.

Result(s)

Knowledge is the main key to the formation of behaviour, with good knowledge will have implications for good behaviour as well, as well as attitudes. A positive attitude towards an object will affect how a person reacts.

Conclusion(s)

Therefore, health education must be a leading programme in service delivery, and involve families not only as objects but as subjects in the implementation of nursing care.