Development and Evaluation Smartphone Applications (AIL-s TB) as Educational Media to Increase Knowledge among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: Cross Sectional Study (Preprint)

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Background: Tuberculosis is the deadliest disease in the world caused by progressive transmission and the lack of knowledge of TB patients. </sec> <sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> Objective: This study aims to develop, evaluate and assess knowledge about prevention of transmission and medication adherence for tuberculosis patients based on AILs TB application. </sec> <sec> <title>METHODS</title> Method: This cross-sectional study consisted of three phases. The first phase is content development uses Delphi Study which was carried out in 3 rounds involving 13 experts to produce consensus on prevention of transmission and medication adherence. The second phase is the application development process carried out by IT experts assessed by involving 4 experts used content validity index. The third phase was carried out by a Pilot Study involving 15 TB patients in each intervention and control group determined based on inclusion and exclusion criteria to assess changes in knowledge about prevention of transmission and medication adherence </sec> <sec> <title>RESULTS</title> Results: Delphi study results produce 9 themes for consensus prevention of transmission and 12 themes for consensus on treatment adherence. Then the appraisal reached the agreement of the experts with the content validity index value &gt;80%. Furthermore, the results of the Pilot Study showed an increase in knowledge in TB patients after being given education through AILs TB application with p value = 0.001. </sec> <sec> <title>CONCLUSIONS</title> Conclusions: The TB AILs application that has been developed based on consensus results is able to increase knowledge about prevention of transmission and treatment adherence of TB patients </sec>