PENGARUH KONSELING PERSONAL DENGAN MEDIA FLIPBOOK TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP MASYARAKAT TENTANG PENCEGAHAN TUBERKULOSIS PARU DI PUSKESMAS PAKAN KAMIS KABUPATEN AGAM

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a public health problem, caused by Mycrobakterium Tubercolusis, In Indonesia TB cases 301/100000 population, West Sumatra Province the number of suspects 37,063, examined 20,730 to be BTA +, in Agam Regency the number of suspects examined was 2,426 (26.2%) and became cases (BTA +) 578 (32.9%). While in the working area of the Pakan Kamis Health Center, 616 suspects underwent 316 examinations (51.3%) and were declared BTA Positive 59 people. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the personal counseling method with flipbook media on Community Knowledge and Attitudes in efforts to prevent Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the working area of the Pakan Kamis Health Center. The study was quantitative with a quasi-experimental design, namely the one group pre-post test design approach, by conducting univariate and bivariate analysis. The research sample was 20 respondents who were targeted by the study. The results of the study showed that the average knowledge before (4.80) and after (9.65) attitudes before (27.15) and after (32.15) personal counseling with fliboo media, differences in knowledge after being given counseling (p = 0.000 < 0.05), attitudes (p = 0.438 > 0.05) there was no influence of counseling with flibook media. The conclusion is that knowledge can increase after being given counseling, health workers at the Pakan Kamis Community Health Center in providing education can use the personal counseling method with flipbook media