Hubungan Perilaku Pencarian Pengobatan dengan Tuberkulosis Paru di Sulawesi Utara
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is
an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Health seeking
behavior is one of the factors that influence the incidence of pulmonary
tuberculosis. The purpose of this study to determine the relationship with the
incidence of treatment-seeking behavior of Tuberculosis in North Sulawesi
province based on basic health research in 2010. Method: The design of this
study used a descriptive approach correlative. The research sample is total
sampling of all basic health research respondent data in 2010 in the province
of North Sulawesi aged ≥15 years amounts to 2319 respondents. The analytical
method used univariate and bivariate. Results: The results showed the incidence
of pulmonary TB in North Sulawesi province is 11 people (14.1%), and
respondents who continued treatment of TB program eight (10.3%). Conclusion:
There was a relationship between the incidence of treatment-seeking behavior of
pulmonary TB (p=0.037).
Keywords: basic health
research; pulmonary tuberculosis; treatment-seeking behavior
Penulis: Kholis Ernawati, Aan
Kardiana, Artha Budi Susila Duarsa, Faisal Muhammad
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd170438
