ABSTRACT Pulmonary Tuberculosis or Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis or commonly called TB bacteria. Most of these bacteria often attack the respiratory system namely the lungs, but this bacterium can also attack other bodily organ system. A long period of tuberculosis treatment result in some patients getting bored, due to the lack of knowledge of patients and families about the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Educational media through the Tetun language booklet is an interesting design because in the booklet it contains sentences and images that are easy to understand and use the local language that is Tetun, so that it can motivate patients and families to read in order to increase knowledge and change attitudes of both families and patients in maintaining health and improving the quality of a healty life. Methods : using one group pre-post test design. Research Instrument : Questionnaire about family knowledge and attitudes in the prevention of pulmonary TB Result: Family knowledge increased before being given a booklet at the level of good family knowledge with a score of 92,% to 100 % after being given a booklet. Family attitudes also increased before being given a booklet at a sufficient level of family attitudes with a score 69,8% to 72,6% after being given a booklet. Wilcoxon signed test showed a significant increase in knowledge and family attitudes in preventing pulmonary TB transmission. Conclusion: TB education through the tetum language media booklet is effective to increasing knowledge and changing family attitudes in preventing TB transmission. Keywords: Education, Knowledge, Attitude, Tuberculosis
Diabetes Mellitus is metabolic disorder disease where body prevents to convert carbohydrate into energy. This disease is mainly indicated by excessive glucose level in blood causing medical complications that may lead to deadly effect. The prevalence number of this disease increases persistently and more than 45% of the cases are undiagnosed. People of Timor Leste have lifestyle that strongly leads to the risk of suffering from Diabetes Mellitus. Some people do not receive proper formal education, some of them are jobless and their lifestyle is not quite healthy. In term of medical literacy, people of Timor Leste do not have sufficient knowledge on this subject. Since Diabetes Mellitus may not indicate significant physical problem, people who starts having this disease may not feel any serious problem. On the other hand, the facility of medical service is not really sufficient to provide initial diagnose for Diabetes Mellitus and, as a result, some people are not aware that they are suffering from the disease. A test was carried for the people of Horai-Quic, Maubesi, Ainaro, Timor Leste, aged 25 -50 year. From the 47 people participating the test, it was identified that 40 people (85.11%) tend to suffer from Diabetes Mellitus. Some lifestyles are described and analyzed, and their impact on the possibility of having the disease will be highlighted.
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