Risk Prevention Model of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Stang, Anwar Mallongi, Indra Dwinata, Sumarni Marwang, Nurqalbi Sampara, Rismawati Simbung

The success of treating pulmonary tuberculosis patients does not only rely on taking medicines, but also considering the factors supporting and inhibiting the recovery process of TB. The fundamental effort that has not been conducted but it can support the pulmonary tuberculosis preventive program is to apply inter-disciplinary collaboration between healthcare profession and religious leaders.
The objective of this study is to create an inter-disciplinary collaborative model between healthcare profession and religious leaders in preventing pulmonary tuberculosis by involving experts of environmental health, nutrition, health promotion and religious leaders. This was qualitative research with data collection methods using in-depth interview and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The informants were TB patients, TB volunteers, TB officers, nutrition officers, environmental health officers, health promotion officers, religious leaders and the head of Community Health Center.
The study resulted in a TB prevention model in Makassar by maximizing the collaborative role of the officers of TB, nutrition, environmental health, health promotion in the form of counseling and religious leaders. Every TB patient who takes medication at the community health center must receive counseling about healthy home environment by health workers, nutrition that TB patients need to accelerate recovery by nutrition officers, healthy lifestyle by health promotion officers and psychological health to reduce stress by religious leaders.
The resulting model is a flip chart about healthy home environment, nutrition needed by TB patients, hygiene lifestyle and types of dhikr to reduce stress. This model is in the form of guidelines for officers in providing counseling to TB patients and guidelines for TB patients at home in accelerating their recovery process.