Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Efikasi Diri dengan Kesiapan Keluarga dalam Pencegahan Penularan Tuberkulosis Paru

Background: Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the
world. Indonesia has the second highest number of pulmonary tuberculosis cases
in the world. The level of knowledge, self-efficacy with family readiness is very
important to prevent the transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Objectives: To know the relationship between knowledge level and self-efficacy
with family readiness in preventing pulmonary tuberculosis transmission.
Method: Quantitative research with a cross-sectional approach, a sample of 30
respondents was taken with total sampling technique, analysed by kendall'tau test.
The measuring instrument uses a questionnaire that meets the validity test: the level
of knowledge, self-efficacy and family readiness r count> 0.361 and the reliability
value ≥0.60.
Results: The majority of early adulthood 15 respondents (50.0%), female gender
20 respondents (66.7%), high school education 15 respondents (50.6%), work 16
respondents (53.3%), duration of treatment 0-1 month 27 respondents (90.0%). The
results of bivariate analysis showed a significant relationship between knowledge
(p=0.004, τ= 0.514) with readiness to prevent pulmonary tuberculosis
transmission. There is a significant relationship between self-efficacy (p=0.012, τ=
0.457) with readiness to prevent transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Suggestion: Nurses increase patient family education about preventing pulmonary
TB transmission so that families have high knowledge and self-efficacy.