Abstract

Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease, which mainly attacks the lung parenchyma. The name Tuberculosis comes from tubercle which means asmall, hard bump that forms when the immune system builds a wall around bacteria inthe lungs. Pulmonary TB is chronic and is typically characterized by the formation of granulomas and causes tissue necrosis. Pulmonary TB can be transmitted through the air, when someone with active TB in the lungs coughs, sneezes or talks. Pulmonary TB is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, which releases the bacteria into the air, for example through coughing. This study aims to determine the Relationship between Knowledge of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) Patients and Efforts to Prevent Transmission of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) at the Maluku Year 2024 Province Community Lung Health Center. This research method is quantitative research with a cross-sectional approach. The sample in this study consisted of 25 people using accidental techniques. The research instrument used a questionnaire. Data processing using SPSS, using the chi square test with a significant value of pvalue = 0.05 where the α value <0.05. So Ha is accepted). The results of this study are known p value = 1,000 with (α> 0.05), meaning there is no relationship between the knowledge of pulmonary TB patients and efforts to prevent the transmission of pulmonary TB at the Maluku Province Community Lung Health Center.