Parents’ behavior in giving drug in children with tuberculosis in polyclinic children RSUD. Dr. Pirngadi Medan

Abstract

Objective: Identify the parents behaviour in the provision of drugs in children with tuberculosis in Children Patient at Polyclinic RSUD Dr. Pirngadi Medan (Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital Medan State). Methods: This study uses descriptive design with the number of samples of 42 respondents. Samples were taken using consecutive sampling technique. The data were collected using a knowledge, attitude, and action questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, then the result of data analysis is presented in frequency distribution table and percentage. Results: The majority of respondents have good knowledge as much as 85.7%, and the majority of respondents have good attitude of 76.2% while the majority of respondents have an adequate action of 52.3%. Conclusion: The behavior of parents in the provision of drugs in children with TBC in good category.