Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) was a chronic infection disease which needs long time treatment. Successful treatment of TB depend on patient's immunity status and behaviour on taking multi drugs therapy routinely. Knowledge of TB and how to do treatment successfully is important for TB patients and their families. Families of TB patient are key persons who observe directly when patient take the TB drug as PMO (Taking drug Observer/ Pengawas Minum Obat). Methods: Therefore this activity aims to increase knowledge of TB patients and their families concerning about TB, socialize about infusum Sambiloto as supporting treatment of TB. Participants of this activity were TB patients which were doing treatment in Dupak Public Health Center, Families of TB patients which were observing TB patients took the TB drugs and also health cadres of Dupak Public Health Center. Total participants were 54 persons. Method of this activity were Presentation discussion dan Demonstration. Result: Result of this activity were: The participants Pre test result shows that half of the participants had good their knowledge about Tuberculosis. By using Wilcoxon Signed ranks test, there were significant dtfferent knowledge about TB among participants between pre and post of socialization (p: 0.00). By using Spearman test, there were no correlation between formal education level and level of Participant's knowledge about TB pre and post of Socialization. Socialization about lnfusum Sambiloto as supplement therapy of TB is likely accepted by participants. Key words: tuberculosis. sambiloto infusum. knowledge