Development Model of Household Contacts as a Peer Support to Decrease the Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Abstract: Tuberculosis is a
global threat, caused mortality of 15 million people in 2014. Drug supervisor
is the main strategy in patient adherence. Hence, the need for strengthening
the strategy testing and counseling patients by a household contact as a peer
support in overcoming the disease. Non randomized one-group pretest-posttest
design was used. The identification of the characteristics of the household
contact person who will be peer support was done through focus group
discussions. Seventeen household contacts became a model of peer support that
accompanied each individual patient. Differences in results were used the
Wilcoxon test. There was a significant increase of knowledge (p value = 0.03),
adherence (p value = 0.02), prevention practice of transmission by patients (p
value = 0.03), and the prevalence of pulmonary TB was decreased by 41% after
peer support intervention. Peer support
model can be used as an alternative to increase the role of drug supervisor.
Keywords: Household Contact,
Peer Support, Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Author: Suharyo, Kismi
Mubarokah
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg180007
