Abstract
Introduction: Leprosy is a type of infectious disease that can cause very complex problems. From the results of interviews with health workers at the Pustu that people with leprosy take medicine at the Pustu every month. The results of observations at the Pustu on 2 leprosy sufferers, one of the patients accompanied by their family to go for treatment and take medicine at the Pustu and 1 patient came alone. The purpose of this study was to know the family support for leprosy sufferers in Olu Village, Lindu District, Sigi Regency. Method: This type of research is descriptive research. The population in this study were 30 people affected by leprosy in Olu Village. The sample in this study was that the entire population was used as a sample in Olu Village, amounting to 30 people. The sampling method was non-probability sampling with a total sampling approach model. Result: It shows that out of 30 respondents stated about family support for respondents, more families are supportive (53.3%) than those who are less supportive (46.7%), appreciation and information so that sufferers feel accepted in the midst of family and society and have a great desire for healing. Conclusion: More supportive than those who are less supportive. appreciation and information so that sufferers feel accepted in the midst of family and society and have a great desire for healing.
Highlights
In 2017 there were only 10 provinces that still had a high burden of leprosy, such as North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Gorontalo, West Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, Papua and West Papua (Kemenkes RI, 2018)
Leprosy data based on the Central Sulawesi Provincial Office in 2015 were 494 cases, 2016 as many as 317 cases and 2017 as many as 342 cases
This study aims to describe family support for leprosy patients in Olu Village, Lindu District, Sigi Regency
Summary
The prevalence of leprosy in the world is still high. The World Health Organization (WHO) noted that in 2014, 213,899 new cases of leprosy were detected worldwide with the highest cases in the Southeast Asia region, namely 154,834 cases. The prevalence of leprosy at the beginning of 2015 was 0.31 per 100,000 population. The incidence of leprosy is still very high in several countries, especially developing countries which are closely related to poverty levels and population density (WHO, 2015). In 2017 the leprosy prevalence rate was 0.70 cases per 10,000 population and the new case detection rate was 6.08 cases per 100,000 population. In 2017 there were only 10 provinces that still had a high burden of leprosy, such as North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Gorontalo, West Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, Papua and West Papua (Kemenkes RI, 2018). From Sigi Regency, the number of leprosy cases in 2015 was 53 cases, in 2016 there were 62 cases and in 2017 there were 76 cases (Dinkes Sulawesi Tengah, 2018)
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