Abstract

Introduction: Pulmonary Tuberculosis is an infectious disease and is latent. Nearly 40% of children with pulmonary Tuberculosis are transmitted by their families. Pulmonary Tuberculosis can develop into miliary Tuberculosis or meningitis. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional quantitative descriptive method, with a correlation type. The sampling technique used was total sampling, namely patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in preschool children at the Bogor Regional Hospital totaling 30 respondents. The instruments used were family role questionnaire sheets based on Friedman's theory (questionnaire of medical outcomes study, social support survey) and a questionnaire on the success rate of pulmonary Tuberculosis treatment. The dependent and independent variables in this study are the role of the family and the success rate of pulmonary Tuberculosis treatment in preschool children. Results: It was found that the role of a good family with the highest number was 19 respondents (63.3%), and the success of pulmonary Tuberculosis treatment was in the complete category of 26 respondents (86.7%). The results of the Correlation Test for the p-value were 0,012 (< 0,05). Discussion: This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between the role of the family and the success of pulmonary Tuberculosis treatment in preschool children at Bogor Regional Hospital.

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