PENGETAHUAN TENAGA KESEHATAN TENTANG TUBERKULOSIS PARU DAN DIABETES MELITUS DI PUSKESMAS KOTA MANADO
ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis is a
disease caused by infection with mycobacterium tuberculosis. Across the world
there were an estimated 9.6 million people have been exposed to tuberculosis in
2014. Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases with characteristic hyperglycemia
that occurs due to abnormalities in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both.
World Health Organization (WHO) reported in 2011 there were 8% of the
population worldwide suffer from diabetes mellitus and predicted increase of
about 10% in 2030. This study aims to determine the health worker knowledge
about pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus. This research is a
qualitative descriptive design with cross sectional studies. The data
collection was done by using in-depth interviews with a sample of 10 health
workers using purposive sampling method. The results of this study indicate
that in general the informants have been able to answer correctly about
pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus, but there are several answers
especially regarding review risk factors of pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes
mellitus are still not answered correctly, it is recommended that health
workers can increasing knowledge by following the training and be more active
in seeking information, especially with regard to pulmonary tuberculosis
disease and diabetes mellitus.
Keywords: knowledge, health
workers, pulmonary tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus
Penulis: Bonita Sugeha, Henry
M. F. Palandeng, Ronald I. Ottay
Kode Jurnal: jpkedokterandd170550
