Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) attacks various ages, including school-age children. TB in children can make them lose more time in school and their growth and development are disrupted. Hence it is important to prevent TB in school-age children. Objectives: This research assesses the effect of group process on behaviour, knowledge, attitudes, and skills prevention of TB in school-age children. Method: This study used a quasi-experimental design, pre-post-test with a control group. It used multistage sampling, involving 63 children in the intervention group and 64 in the control group. Results: In the intervention group, most children were 10 years old, male, with no family history of TB. Parental educational level was mainly junior high school and parental income level ≥ Regional minimum wage. In the control group, most children were 11 years old, male, with no family history of TB. Parental educational level was mainly elementary school and parental income level ≥ Regional minimum wage. There was a statistically significant effect of group process on behaviour, knowledge, attitudes and skills prevention of TB in school-age children (p Conclusions: Group process affected behaviour, knowledge, attitudes and prevention skills of TB in school-age children significantly. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2020; 49(3): 235-239
Highlights
Tuberculosis (TB) attacks various ages, including school-age children
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of group process on changes in TB prevention behaviour in school-aged children
Prevention efforts carried out in this study provide better benefits, considering that gender is highly correlated with the incidence of TB13
Summary
Tuberculosis (TB) attacks various ages, including school-age children. TB in children can make them lose more time in school and their growth and development are disrupted. Tuberculosis (TB) occurs mainly in the pulmonary parenchyma, but does occur in other organs[1,2]. School-age children are a vulnerable group affected by TB. In Indonesia 10% children under the age of 15 had TB in 2015 which declined to 6.9% in 20163,4. Health promotion efforts are a process of empowering someone to improve control and/or improve their health[5,6]. Health promotion in Indonesia in the school setting is carried out through the School Health Unit[7]. Trias UKS is health services, fostering a healthy school environment and health education[8]
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