THE EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION TOWARDS DIS-CHARGE READUNESS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS AT INTERNA WARD II OF RSUD TOTO KABILA, BONE BOLANGO DISTRICT, HEALTH POLYTECHNIC OF KEMENKES OF GORONTALO

Abstract

A large number of reccurence in pulmonary TB patients is due to a lack of knowledge to perform self-care at home, which is assumend as a lack of readiness of pulmonary TB patients when facing discharge. Health education can increase knowledge, willingness, and community role in preventing pulmonary TB disease. The research aimed at determining the effect of health education towards discharge readiness of pulmonary TB patients at Interna Ward II of RSUD Toto Kabila, Bone Bolango District

         This research applied Pre-Experimental design with One Group Pretest-Posttest design. The research samples were 23 respondents with the purposive sampling method.

         Research finding based on the Wilcoxon statistical test revealed that there was a significant change in the knowledge before and after was given health education with the p-value = 0,000. It can be concluded that there was an effect of healt education towards discharge readiness of pulmonary TB patients at Interna Ward II of RSUD Toto Kabila, Bone Bolango District.