The Efficacy of Perception program for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Prevention Household Contacts in Taphraya District, Sakeao Province, Thailand

Abstract

The Incidences of tuberculosis have increased in Thailand and worldwide with transmission between
individuals and household contacts. The objective of this randomized control trial study was to examine the effcacy of a perception program for pulmonary tuberculosis prevention of household contacts in Taphraya district,Sakeao province in July – October 2015. The experimental group received the perception program for pulmonarytuberculosis prevention of household contacts for 8 weeks. The comparison group received the perception programfor pulmonary tuberculosis prevention of household contacts for 4 weeks. The data was analyzed using pairedsample t-test, independent t-test and repeated measurement.The results showed that knowledge of tuberculosis did not differ between the control and the comparisongroup. The recognition to the prevention, the social support and prevention skill of pulmonary tuberculosis in thecontrol group was to increase more than the comparison group with statistical signifcant in 8 weeks (p<0.001).The analysis of variance groups comparable were different with statistical signifcant (p<0.001).The results suggest the program can be used in routine clinical tuberculosis with 8 weeks provided in the annual work plan for disease prevention.