結核病患同住青少年對結核病知識、態度及健康促進行為之探討

A Study About Tuberculosis Household Adolescents' Knowledge, Attitude and Health Promoting Behavior Toward Tuberculosis

本研究在探討與結核病患同住青少年之結核病知識、態度及健康促進行為，採橫斷性調查法，以立意取樣方式，選取67位與開放性肺結核病患同住之青少年為研究對象，以家訪方式進行資料收集，研究工具包括基本資料表、結核病知識量表、結核病態度量表及健康促進行為量表，所得資料以描述性統計及無母數統計方法進行資料分析。研究結果發現青少年的結核病知識呈中上程度，以「傳播途徑」答對率最高，「高危險群」答對率最低；結核病態度屬正向，採取中上程度之健康促進行為。研究中漢族青少年之結核病知識答對率顯著高於原住民青少年；與結核病患同住之青少年其結核病態度與健康促進行為呈顯著正相關(r=0.40，p=0.001)。本研究結果可提供有關單位了解與結核病患同住之青少年其結核病知識、態度與健康促進行為，進而作為制定此高危險群之結核病衛生教育內容參考。The aim of this study is to explore the tuberculosis household adolescents' knowledge, attitude and health promoting behavior toward tuberculosis. This is a cross-sectional study, conducted with purposiol sampling, involving 67 open pulmonary tuberculosis household adolescents, carrging on the acquisition of information by the family visit. The research questionnaire consisted of four major dimensions: basic personal information, scale of tuberculosis knowledge, scale of tuberculosis attitudes, and scale of health promoting behavior. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and nonparametric statistics. Result: tuberculosis household adolescents showed great correct rates in tuberculosis knowledge. Response rate wasthe nighest by 'the dissemination way'. 'The highly dangerous group' response rate was the lowest. The adolescents showed positive tuberculosis attitudes and had great health promoting behavior. Non-aboriginal adolescents showed significantly higher scores than aboriginal adolescents in tuberculosis knowledge. There is a positive correlation between tuberculosis attitudes and health promoting behavior. It is expected that the study can provide important references to understand tuberculosis household adolescents' knowledge, attitude and health promoting behavior, being reference as formulation tuberculosis health education.