Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Sikap Masyarakat Tentang Pencegahan Tuberkulosis Paru di Dusun Kayangan Kecamatan Karanganyar Kabupaten Karanganyar
Abstract
Tuberculosis stills a health problem both in Indonesia and in the world and is the leading
cause of death. Tuberculosis is defined as the direct infectious disease caused by
tuberculosis bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Preliminary results indicated that
residents are still lacking knowledge in terms of house occupied conditions where air
circulation is less, are less supportive behavior toward healthy lifestyles. Where homes are
occupied by residents adjacent cattle shed, a rare floor swept and damp caused no plastered
floor that can cause respiratory diseases. The research is aim to know an effect of health
education on knowledge level and communities behavior about prevention of pulmonary
tuberculosis in Kayangan of Karanganyar village sub district Karanganyar. Method of
research is quasi experiment with pre-test post-test one group with control design. Total
respondent are 70 samples, respondents are divided into 2 groups, that an experiment group
and one as control group. Taking sample is using random simple sampling. Instrument
research is using from knowledge and behavior questioner. The health education materials
used lectures and leaflets. Hypothesis research is used non-parametric test with Wilcoxon
Sign Rank Test and Mann Whitney test. Pre test results are many categories of knowledge
sufficient experiment group 54.3%, control group 48.6% much less categories. Post test
knowledge of the experiment group 57.1% quite a lot of categories, many categories of
adequate control group 57.1%. Pre test the behavior of many categories of negative
experiment group 54.3%, control group 54.3% a lot of negative categories. Post test the
behavior of many of the experiment group 74.3% positive categories, many categories of
negative control group 57.1%. There is the influence of health education in both experiment
groups with the knowledge and behavior p = 0.001 with p = 0.001. Communities are
expected to follow the counseling conducted by health personnel. In order for the knowledge
and behavior about health can be improved so as to apply the knowledge gained in everyday
life.