The Effectiveness Of Si Petruk's Exercise On The Level Of Tuberculosis Prevention Knowledge And Cough Etiquette In High School Students In Indonesia

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Indonesia occupying the 3rd position with the most cases globally. Many factors influence TB transmission, including host factors related to knowledge and habits. It is crucial to conduct an intervention with a demonstration method assisted by audiovisual media that are considered adequate, namely SI PETRUK (Tuberculosis Prevention Education and Cough Etiquette) exercises. This study aims to determine the effect of SI PETRUK exercises on the knowledge level of TB prevention and cough etiquette in high school dormitory students/equivalent in Indonesia. The design of this study was quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design. Interventions are carried out online and offline by complying with health protocols. The samples consisted of 453 people spread over ten schools. Data were measured using the results of the pretest and posttest questionnaires. Bivariate analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon test. There is a significant difference between the level of knowledge before and after health education through the exercise’s method on TB prevention and cough etiquette in high school/equivalent dormitory students in Indonesia with low and moderate effectiveness. SI PETRUK’s exercises proved to be effective based on this research. 

Keywords: Exercise, Tuberculosis Prevention, Cough Etiquette, Level of
Knowledge