Community empowerment program for increasing knowledge and awareness of tuberculosis patients, cadres and community in Medan city

1st International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (ICTROMI) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara

Harahap, J.^1 ; Amelia, R.^1 ; Wahyuni, A.S.^1 ; Andayani, L.S.^2

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Kampus USU, Jl. dr. Mansur No. 5, Medan

20155, Indonesia^1

Department of Health Education and Behaviour Science, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Kampus USU, Jl. Universitas No. 21, Medan

20155, Indonesia^2

关键词: Community empowerments;    Control and prevention;    Indonesia;    Quantitative and qualitative methods;    Tuberculosis patients;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012102/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012102

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Tuberculosis is one of a major health problem in Indonesia. WHO expressed the need for the participation of various stakeholders in addition to government. TB CEPAT Program aimed to increase knowledge and awareness in combating tuberculosis. This study aimed to compare the knowledge and awareness of community, cadres and TB patients in the program areas and non-program areas, and assess the role of the program in combating tuberculosis in Medan. The study used quantitative and qualitative methods, where 300 people (community, cadres, TB patients) as respondents and three key persons as informants. The findings revealed that in the program areas the knowledge, attitude and practice of the respondents generally are better compare to those in the non-program areas. There was a significant difference in knowledge and practice for community, cadres, and TB patients (p0.05) in program areas and non-program areas. The community empowerment through TB CEPAT Program plays an important role in improving knowledge, attitude, and practice of community, cadres, and TB patients. It would help the effort of TB control and prevention in Medan City.