The Effect of Javanese Language Videos with a Community Based Interactive Approach Method as an Educational Instrument for Knowledge, Perception, and Adherence amongst Tuberculosis Patients

• Main Authors: Fauna Herawati, Yuni Megawati, Aslichah, Retnosari Andrajati, Rika Yulia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
• Series: Pharmacy
• Subjects: tuberculosis; knowledge; perception; adherence
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/9/2/86

The long period of tuberculosis treatment causes patients to have a high risk of forgetting or stopping the medication altogether, which increases the risk of oral anti-tuberculosis drug resistance. The patient’s knowledge and perception of the disease affect the patient’s adherence to treatment. This research objective was to determine the impact of educational videos in the local language on the level of knowledge, perception, and adherence of tuberculosis patients in the Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Bangil. This quasi-experimental study design with a one-month follow-up allocated 62 respondents in the intervention group and 60 in the control group. The pre- and post-experiment levels of knowledge and perception were measured with a validated set of questions. Adherence was measured by pill counts. The results showed that the intervention increases the level of knowledge of the intervention group higher than that of the control group (<i>p</i>-value <0.05) and remained high after one month of follow-up. The perceptions domains that changed after education using Javanese (Ngoko) language videos with the Community Based Interactive Approach (CBIA) method were the timeline, personal control, illness coherence, and emotional representations (<i>p</i>-value <0.05). More than 95% of respondents in the intervention group take 95% of their pill compared to 58% of respondents in the control group (<i>p</i>-value <0.05). Utilization of the local languages for design a community-based interactive approach to educate and communicate is important and effective.