International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences (ISSN 2226-9614)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

VOLUME 25(19) (2024)

The Effect of Health Literacy using Digital Media on the Knowledge of Parents of Toddlers in Preventing the Transmission of Childhood Tuberculosis in Bunguran Timur Sub-District, Natuna District

Jaya^1*, Muhammad Syafar², Suriah³, Shanti Riskiyani⁴, Abdul Salam⁵

^{1, 2, 3, 4} Master of Public Health Science Study Programme, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia.

⁵Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia.

Abstract

   The large number of child TB cases in Natuna Regency indicates the ongoing transmission of TB germs in the community. To assess the effect of health literacy using digital media on the knowledge of parents of children under five in preventing TB transmission in Bunguran Timur Sub-district, Natuna Regency. This study is a quantitative study with a pre and post-test quasi-experimental design with control group. The total sample was 86 people who were divided into two groups. 43 people received education through “RUANG LAKSAMANA” developed through the Glide Application and 43 people received education through WhatsApp groups. Bivariate analysis used Paired Sample T Test, Wilcoxon Rank Test and Mann-Withhey test. Multivariate analysis used logistic regression. The study showed a significant increase in knowledge about preventing childhood TB transmission through health literacy using the “RUANG LAKSAMANA” application. The percentage of respondents with high knowledge increased from 46.51% to 100.00% in the intervention group and from 41.86% to 100.00% in the control group. Further analysis showed that before the intervention, there were still respondents with low knowledge, but after the intervention, the number of respondents who answered incorrectly decreased significantly. In addition, the results also showed that the dimensions of health literacy (access, understanding, judgement, application) simultaneously had a significant effect on knowledge, with a p value of <0.05. Health literacy using the “RUANG LAKSAMANA” has a significant effect on knowledge.

Keywords: TB, Digital Health, Knowledge, Glide Aplication, WhatsApp

Full length article – PDF   *Corresponding Author, e-mail: jaya22k@student.unhas.ac.id                       Doi # https://doi.org/10.62877/98-IJCBS-24-25-19-98