TB Research

Does Short Movie Affect Tuberculosis Prevention Knowledge and Attitudes of Youth Cadres?

Fildzah Amalia, Abbasiah Abbasiah, Solihin Sayuti

Proceeding International Conference Health Polytechnic of Jambi · 2024-11

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis remains one of the top deadly diseases in the world today. Good knowledge and attitudes are crucial in preventing Tuberculosis. One effort to improve knowledgeand attitudes towards Tuberculosis prevention is through education using short movie. This studyaims to analyze the effect of short movie on knowledge and attitudes about Tuberculosis prevention on youth cadres.Method: This research is a quantitative study with a pre-experimental method and a one-group pretest andpost-test design. The population in this study includes allyouth cadres in the working area of Putri Ayu Health Center, Jambi City. The sample was taken using total sampling techniques with 45 respondents. The data analysis used was univariate and bivariate analysis with the Paired T-Test statistical test.Result: The results showed that the knowledge and attitudes of the respondents increased after being giveneducation using short movie media, with a significance value of p = 0.000 (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Short movie had an effect on the knowledge and attitudes about TuberculosisPrevention of youth cadres in the working area of Putri Ayu Health Center, Jambi City.

MeSH terms

  • Affect (linguistics)
  • Psychology
  • Tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis prevention
  • Social psychology