PELATIHAN PENCEGAHAN TUBERKULOSIS PADA KADER POSYANDU DAN TOKOH MASYARAKAT DI DESA KASANG LIMAU SUNDAI, KUANTAN SINGINGI

Abstract

World Health Organization  (WHO) data in 2015 showed that there were 1.4 million cases of tuberculosis (TB) increasing every year. Besides the increase in cases, there are also several problems such as TB recurrence, drug resistance, and recurrent infections. One effort to overcome health problems is to empower the community in the health sector. Community empowerment can be done, among others, through the empowerment of community leaders and Posyandu cadres. This is what encourages tuberculosis prevention training for posyandu cadres and community leaders. This activity aims to increase public knowledge and attention to early detection, prevention, and therapy of TB. The TB prevention training activity begins with filling out a questionnaire as a pretest. Furthermore, giving lecture material regarding TB prevention, early detection, and TB therapy. After the provision of training material, a post-test was carried out. The tuberculosis prevention training was attended by 23 participants consisting of 13 posyandu cadres and 10 community leaders in Kasang Limau Sundai Village, Kuantan Hilir Seberang District, Kuantan Singingi Regency. The training provided increases the knowledge and attitudes of the trainees regarding TB prevention. The percentage of participants with good knowledge increased from 83% to 100%, as well as the attitude aspect, which increased from 61% to 78%. It is hoped that these participants who are cadres and community leaders will pass on this knowledge and good attitude to the surrounding community