TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT TENTANG FAKTOR PREDISPOSISI PENYAKIT ASMA DI PUSKESMAS PEMBANTU BERNGAM KOTA BINJAI TAHUN 2020

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that often occurs in the world. Data regarding
deaths from asthma have increased in recent decades. According to the Global
Initiative for Asthma (GINA) in 2008, asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory
disease of the respiratory tract. Asthma is a chronic airway disease that can be mild,
but can persist and interfere with daily activities. Although rarely cause death, this
disease often causes problems in activities. Researchers conducted a preliminary
survey which was conducted in January 2020 at the Puskesmas Pembantu Berngam
Binjai City, it was found that the prevalence of asthma in the working area of the
Berngam Binjai Auxiliary Health Center in 2019 was 42 people. The purpose of this
study was to determine the level of public knowledge about the predisposing factors
for asthma. The type of research is descriptive, the instruments used are interviews
and questionnaires. The data were analyzed in the form of a table for the
characteristics of the respondent's knowledge and then presented. The results showed
that the majority of people had less knowledge as much as 55%, then good
knowledge was 30%, and sufficient knowledge was 15%