Effectiveness of Flipchart Toimprove Knowledge and Attitude about Tuberculosison Mandar Etnic in Majene District West Sulawesi Abdul Madjid1, Syafar Muh2, Arsunan A.A.3, Maria Ida Leida3, Abdullah Muh Tahir4, Russeng Syamsiar S.5, Mallongi Anwar6 1Postgraduate Program, Epidemiology Department, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 2Health Promotion and Education Behavior, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 3Epidemiology Department, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 4Biostatistics Department, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 5Occupational Health and Safety Department, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 6Environmental Health Department Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Case detection in the TB control program in Majene Regency is still low. This study aims to increase active case detection through counseling to housewives using flipchart containing social determinants of tuberculosis. This study uses a quantitative method with 200 survey respondents selected using the zigzag method. Quantitative data were analyzed using the statistic Wilcoxon signed Ranks Test. The results of the average score of knowledge before 41.86 and after intervention 102.34 with a value of p = 0.000 and attitudes showed there were differences before and after the intervention where the value of p = 0, 000 then the detections of cases by mothers and cadres were measured after three months of intervention increased by 100%. Discussion and conclusions; knowledge of attitudes and case-detection actions before and after the intervention increased on average so it can be concluded that the FGD intervention model with counseling was very suitable to be applied to increase the knowledge of mothers detection TB cases. Top Keywords Case Detections, Social Determinants, Empowerment. Top |