EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BTA EXAMINATION TO DETECT TUBERCULOSIS IN IMPROVING HEALTHY LIFE IN COMMUNITY PENYULUHAN TENTANG PENTINGNYA PEMERIKSAAN BTA UNTUK MENDETEKSI TUBERCULOSIS DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEHIDUPAN YANG SEHAT PADA MASYARAKAT

Abstract

BTA examination is very important to do to help the community reduce the incidence of tuberculosis, inspection activities to detect tuberculosis disease to the general public to provide knowledge about the importance of preventing tuberculosis. Counseling on BTA examination to detect tuberculosis was carried out in Kertabayang Village with the educational method through leaflet media. Based on the results of the education on the importance of AFB examination to detect tuberculosis in Kertabayang Village, they already know the symptoms of tuberculosis, so that if there are symptoms of tuberculosis, a BTA examination is carried out. BTA examination is very influential to reduce the incidence of tubberculosis disease.