01471nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001100001200042700001400054700001400068700001400082700001600096700002000112700001500132245008400147856005800231490000600289520099400295       2019                            d1 aBasri A1 aHargono R1 aUlfiana E1 aAdriani M1 aIndarwati R1 aHadisuyatmana S1 aAgustina N00aFamily of caregiver-based prevention among leprosy patients in Sampang District  uhttp://www.ijnhs.net/index.php/ijnhs/article/view/1600 v23 a Disease with high stigma, leprosy has a totality effect in patient life. Families are components that a higher risk of contracting leprosy. Purpose of study to get prevention strategies for family caregiver that caring for leprosy patient based on culture in sampang district. A qualitative with phenomenology approach was applied in this study. We conducted the in-depth interview, group discussion forum and expert discussion to explore themes. Using the Collaizi analysis, 15 participants based on the saturation data were selected in this study. The results showed those 2 themes and 4 sub-themes in the study. The first themes such as discipline treatment with sub themes were medication adherence and prohibition during treatment. The second theme such as disease course with sub themes were perceived symptoms and treatment experience. Prevention family caregiver based in culture approach is needed for nurses and family caregiver, improve caring for leprosy patients’ ability.