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Description of Knowledge, Attitude, and Delays in Seeking Treatment of Leprosy in Tuban

Abstract
The high proportion of Multibaciller cases and the finding of defects in leprosy cases in Tuban caused the low awareness of sufferers in seeking treatment as early as possible after finding out. The purpose of this study is to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and delays in seeking treatment for l....s in Tuban on 2018. This research is a descriptive study with cross sectional study design. The population of this study is leprosy patients registered in the leprosy cohort data of the Health Office on Tuban Regency who are still doing leprosy treatment until 2018. The sampling technique uses proportional random sampling, so there were 112 l...s to be sampled. The variables that be studied were the level of knowledge, attitudes, and delay in seeking treatment. These variables can be measured using a questionnaire and observasion of leprosy cards. Based on research results that more than half of l....s have good knowledge (60.7%), and good attitude (67.9%), but there are still many patients who delayed in seeking treatment is 63.4%. It can be concluded that most of the l...s have good knowledge and attitude, but there are still many l...s have delays in seeking treatment.

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Type
Journal Article
Author
Ni'mah FZ
Ginandjar P
Kusariana N
Hestiningsih R