Hubungan Dukungan Sosial Keluarga dengan Motivasi Penderita dalam Mencegah Penularan TB Paru di Kecamatan Negara

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which usually attacks the lungs. The increasing number of TB patients will result in an increase in TB transmission in the community. The lack of prevention measures of TB transmission occurs because the sufferer has less motivation in preventing the transmission of disease. This study aims to determine the relationship of family social support with patient motivation in preventing transmission of pulmonary TB in Negara Subdistrict 2019. This study used a cross-sectional design. The population in this study was pulmonary TB patients in the Negara sub-district with a total sample of 43 respondents. The research sample used a Simple Random Sampling technique. Analysis of the study using Spearman’s Rho. Family social support the most lung TB people are in good category 37 (86%). The motivation of sufferers in preventing the transmission of the most lung TB in the category of good 40 (93%). The results of the research analysis state P = 0.005 (P = < 0.05). There is a relationship between the social support of the family with the motivation of the sufferer in preventing the transmission of lung TB in the Negara Subdistrict 2019.