THE RELATIONSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF PROLANIS PARTICIPANTS WITH COMPLIANCE WITH TAKING HYPERTENSION MEDICATION IN THE UPTD WORK AREA OF ​​THE PANGKALAN KASAI HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

Transmission of pulmonary TB disease is also influenced by one factor, namely the lack of family knowledge in carrying out preventive behavior towards family members who suffer from pulmonary TB. The occurrence of unfavorable attitudes from the family due to lack of family knowledge, in this case how should families of patients diagnosed with pulmonary TB know clearly and correctly what TB disease really is, and how it is transmitted and prevented. The objective of this study to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of families with pulmonary tuberculosis and disease prevention efforts in the UPTD Work Area of ​​the Pangkalan Kasai Health Center which was conducted in October 2022-February 2023. This type of research is descriptive correlational using a cross sectional approach. The number of samples is 84 respondents determined by purposive sampling technique. The statistical test used is the Chi Square Test. The results of the research on the relationship between family knowledge of pulmonary tuberculosis sufferers and disease prevention efforts p value 0.000 <0.05. Furthermore, the relationship between family attitudes of people with pulmonary tuberculosis and disease prevention efforts, p value 0.008 <0.05. So it can be concluded that there is a relationship between knowledge and families of pulmonary tuberculosis sufferers with disease prevention efforts in the UPTD Work Area of ​​the Pangkalan Kasai Health Center. It is hoped that health workers, especially the Tuberculosis Program Coordinator, will be more active in health promotion efforts regarding Tuberculosis, especially counseling directly to individual patients.