Pulmonary Tuberculosis Disease: Prevention behavior in Makassar city Herman1, Hartono Rudy2,* 1Department of Health Analyst, Makassar of Health Polytechnic, Indonesia 2Department of Nutrition, Makassar of Health Polytechnic, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Rudy Hartono, Department of Nutrition, Makassar of Health Polytechnic, Wijaya Kusuma Raya Street 46, Makassar, Indonesia, Email: dinomks70@gmail.com
Online published on 4 June, 2019. Abstract The problem of pulmonary tuberculosis in the world and in Indonesia is very worrying due to the high mortality and morbidity rate, especially Indonesia is a tropical country so that it can reduce the public health development index. This study aims to determine the effect of knowledge on the behavior of prevention of pulmonary tuberculosis in Makassar City, Indonesia. The sample referred to in this study is that some of the people who have suffered pulmonary disease and who do not suffer from pulmonary tuberculosis who live in the working area of the Makassar City Health Center are 335 people. The sampling technique uses multi stage random sampling. Data analysis using regression test. The results of the analysis are presented in the form of tables, charts and narratives. The results showed that knowledge of disease source control, knowledge of controlling disease agents, knowledge of increasing endurance had a significant influence on the behavior of prevention of pulmonary tuberculosis in the community (p <0.05). Conclusion community knowledge can improve the behavior of preventing pulmonary disease in the community. Top Keywords Pulmonary tuberculosis, knowledge, behavior, prevention. Top |