@article {10.3844/ajidsp.2019.9.14,
article_type = {journal},
title = {The Effect of Health Education on Tuberculosis Case-Finding Based on Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) Movement in Majene District, West Sulawesi, Indonesia},
author = {Syafar, Muhammad and Ikhsan, Muhammad and Ibnu, Indra Fajarwati and Rahim, Rachma},
volume = {15},
number = {1},
year = {2019},
month = {Feb},
pages = {9-14},
doi = {10.3844/ajidsp.2019.9.14},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajidsp.2019.9.14},
abstract = {This research aimed to determine the effect of tuberculosis (TB) active case-finding interventions based on Advocacy, communication and social mobilization (ACSM) movement toward housewives’ knowledge at the work area of Banggae I Community Health Center, Majene District, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Quasi-experimental one group pretest and posttest design was used in this research. Participants of the research were selected by inclusive criterias. The data were analyzed by paired T-test with significancy level 0.05. There was a decrease on several questions related to advocacy efforts in TB control. The paired T-test’s result showed that there was association between the intervention activities and knowledge of TB information, advocacy efforts, as well as communication and social mobilization related to TB case-finding and prevention (p = 0,005). The housewives’ knowledge significantly rise after the TB active case-finding interventions. It was recommended to do the further training focusing on advocacy and communication skills as well as initiate a group that concern to TB control.},
journal = {American Journal of Infectious Diseases},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}