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Journal : Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat

Knowledge, Behavior, and Role of Health Cadres in The Early Detection of New Tuberculosis Case in Wonogiri Ratnasari, Nita Yunianti; Marni, Marni; Husna, Putri Halimu
KEMAS: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Vol 15, No 2 (2019)
Publisher : Department of Public Health, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/kemas.v15i2.20647

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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that remain a serious health problem. Seventy five percent of TB cases in developing countries are found in people of productive age. Delay in case finding and handling will lead to disability and death and hamper TB control program. The objective of this study was to evaluate how far the role of health cadres in detecting new case of TB in Tirtomoyo, Wonogiri. The study design was a cross-sectional and data was collected from February to April 2019. The population of the study was all health cadres in Tirtomoyo numbering 465 cadres from 9 villages. Sample of the study was the cadres in Tirtomoyo who met inclusion criteria set by the researchers with total number of 202 cadres. The sampling technique was purposive sampling, and the inclusion criteria included: active person, in a healthy state, not currently receiving inpatient care in hospital, and agree to participate in the study. Subjects completed the questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic data, knowledge, behavior, and the role of cadre. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 22. The behavior of the health cadres was found to significantly correlate to the role of cadres in early detection of new TB cases with p value of 0.039 (OR 0.121– 0.946). The health cadres play an essential role, and active screening for TB detection was more effective than passive screening. Early diagnosis would affect the success of the TB treatment program.
Related Factors of Anxiety Level in Covid-19 Patient during Self Quarantine Husna, Putri Halimu; Ratnasari, Nita Yunianti; Marni, Marni
KEMAS: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Vol 18, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : Department of Public Health, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/kemas.v18i1.33715

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Coronavirus disease-19 was a pandemic in the world. One of the efforts to reduce the spread of Covid-19 cases was to self-quarantine. Self-quarantine impacted emotional mental disorders in the form of anxiety. This study aimed to identify factors related to the anxiety of Covid-19 patients who were undergoing self-quarantine. METHODS: This study used a descriptive research design with a cross-sectional study. The population was all confirmed COVID-19 patients who underwent self-quarantine in Wonogiri Regency as many as 70 respondents. Samples used clustered randomized sampling with 40 respondents. The instrument used a sociodemographic questionnaire, and anxiety was measured using Hamilton Rating Scale-Anxiety. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. RESULTS: The results showed that the mean age was 33.58 ± 11.08 years. Most participants were women 52.5%, 87.5% of the respondents had high education background, 37.5% were medical workers, 37.5% were private workers,  and 95% of the participants had received information about covid-19. The mean of the time they were self-quarantined was 8.1 ± 4.77 days. 55% of the participants had no anxiety, 15% had mild anxiety, 10% had moderate anxiety, and 20% had severe anxiety. Factors that affect the level of anxiety are age (p-value = 0.047), occupation (p-value = 0.031), education (p-value = 0.035) and length of self-quarantine (0.023). CONCLUSION: The conclusion said that age, occupation, education, and length of self-quarantine have a strong relationship and have a significant effect on anxiety. Social support is needed to reduce the anxiety of COVID-19 patients during self-quarantine.