Relationship between Gender and Education Level of Public Healthcare Officers with Perceptions of Tuberculosis in the Context of Tuberculosis Infection Prevention  and Control in Surakarta

Nurul Asyrofah Hidayatunnisa; Ari Natalia Probandari; Maryani Maryani

Nurul Asyrofah Hidayatunnisa 1. Undergraduate Programme of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret
Ari Natalia Probandari Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret
Maryani Maryani Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret

Keywords: Gender, Education Level, Perception, Tuberculosis, Infection Prevention and Control, Health Belief Model

Abstract

Background: Public healthcare officers are at the forefront of healthcare in Indonesia. Public healthcare officers have a major role in implementing programs at the public healthcare, one of which is the Infection Prevention and Control Program (IPC) especially in Tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between gender and education level of public healthcare officers with perceptions of Tuberculosis in the context of Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control in Surakarta.

Methods: This study was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional approach. The data collection method used total sampling. The research was conducted in all public healthcare Surakarta City in November 2019. The questionnaire used was the Respondent Data questionnaire and the questionnaire Health Belief Model was developed from the TB Measurement Guidance and the Tuberculosis IPC Guidelines in Health Care Facilities. The total number of respondents who met the inclusion criteria was 451 people. The data analyzed were gender, level of education and perceived value of tuberculosis. The data analysis used the Spearman correlation test.

Results: The correlation test Spearman for the relationship between gender and the perception of tuberculosis obtained a correlation coefficient (r) = 0.042 and a significance value (p) = 0.373> 0.05. The results of the Spearman correlation test for the relationship between the level of education and the perception of tuberculosis, the correlation coefficient value (r) = -0.528 and a significance value (p) = <0.001.

Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that there is no significant relationship between gender and Perception of Tuberculosis. And there is a significant relationship between education level and Perception of Tuberculosis.