Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Year: 2017
Volume: 12
Issue: 18
Page No. 4697 - 4701

Health Seeking Behavior of the Family’s Child Tuberculosis in South Kalimantan Province

Authors : Bahrul Ilmi

Abstract: The cases of child tuberculosis diagnosis is based on 0.9% and based on symptoms is 3.6% (Suharmanto and Purnomo). Family action in child overcoming Tuberculosis in South Kalimantan use various ways self treatment, traditional treatment, no treatment thereby slowing the diagnosis and the disease worsen. In 2013, households in South Kalimantan utilizing traditional health services is 61.3% using herb is 43.3% (Suharmanto and Purnomo). The research aims to find out the health seeking behavior of the family’s child TB in South Kalimantan. The research design is qualitative, the which is done on population parents of child tuberculosis patients with positive Tuberculin. Research sample in a city with the highest and lowest rates of tuberculosis cases include Community Health Centre in Banjarmasin, Bari to Kuala, Tabalong and Balangan. Sampling is with non-random purposive method. The qualitative analysis has three ways, data reduction, display data, conclusions and verifications. The research results show health seeking behavior child Tuberculosis patient’s families in South Kalimantan using traditional method (water by prayer), plants (herbs: roots of plants, turmeric) massage. Modern methods (Community Health Centre, doctor, hospital) an alternative method (shaman) and buy drugs in shop.While the first action of health seek ing behavior, the families of child Tuberculosis patients in South Kalimantan; ask for water to religious leaders, massage, use turmeric, shaman, buy drugs in shop and if it is not successful, the patient is taken to Community Health Centre. The implication of research result in order to promote health and community empowerment to prevent child tuberculosis disease, train the implementers of traditional, herbs and alternative methods so that patients can obtain healing and health.

How to cite this article:

Bahrul Ilmi , 2017. Health Seeking Behavior of the Family’s Child Tuberculosis in South Kalimantan Province. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 4697-4701.

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