Level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Community Against Tuberculosis in Sading Village Mengwi District Badung Regency
I Gede Indra Adhisthana Muditha, I Wayan Darwata
Warmadewa University
Abstract
Indonesia is nominated as third country with the largest number of tuberculosis cases after India and China. This is caused by high prevalence rate of tuberculosis in Indonesia, including in Sading Village Mengwi District Badung Regency. The prevalence rate of tuberculosis 2014 in Indonesian amount to 6,47/1000 popoulation,increased when compared to the previous year amounted to 2,72/1000 population. Increased incidence of tuberculosis from 2013 to 2014 in Mengwi District ia large enough compared to other district in Badung Regency. With its incidence in 2014 is 45 cases whereas in the previous year only 26 cases. Based on report Puskesmas Mengwi III, in 2016 there are 10 new cases of tuberculosis, and 6 of them occurred in Sading Village. Depart from this issue, a study was to explore knowledge, attitude, and behavior of community to tuberculosis prevention in Sading Village Mengwi District Badung Regency. This study was designed as descriptive research with cross sectional approach. A number of 106 household were chosen as the samples using multistage random sampling. The data were collected through interview using a questionnaire. Study found that knowledge level and behavior of tuberculosis prevention are categorized not good. While the attitude level is categorized good. Hence, it is needed more intensive socialization of tuberculosis prevention to helping the community to understand more about danger of tuberculosis disease so that it can prevent transmision and reduce the prevalence rate of tuberculosis in community.
Keywords: Tuberkulosis, Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior
Topic: Management Science