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Authors:
Indang Trihandini
Poppy Yuniar
Sutiawan Sutiawan
Keywords: - Action model; Tuberculosis; Case detection; Completeness of treatment; Women empowerment
Abstract:
Abstract—Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB) with an estimated 8.8 million new TB cases and 1.4 million deaths annually. According to MDG (Millennium Development Goals), Indonesia should be able to reduce half the number of patients with infectious diseases including tuberculosis by 2015. Based on Health Survey data in Indonesia, 2010, Lebak is a district in Banten Province with the highest TB prevalence rate of 1,282 per 100,000 population. In 2013, Lebak District Health Office stated that one of the main problems in treating tuberculosis patient was the patient’s reluctance to go to a hospital or health center. Therefore, encouragement for the patients is very important to reduce this reluctance. On the other hand, women in Lebak are socially active, including in their religious group. This active social group in Lebak can be a good medium to encourage patients with tuberculosis to go to the hospital. Therefore, we develop an integrated system model for finding out new cases and completeness of TB treatment through women empowerment in the family and community.
Pages: 76 to 80
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014
Publication date: August 24, 2014
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4553
ISBN: 978-1-61208-359-9
Location: Rome, Italy
Dates: from August 24, 2014 to August 28, 2014