Effectiveness of the educational program “My friend and I, united against TB” in the prevention of tuberculosis to students of a public educational institution, Ate-Vitarte, Lima

• Autores: Ricalde Castillo, Yanela v, Celis Mendoza, Milagros, Chávez Sosa, Janeth
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2018
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Unión
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Unión
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.upeu.edu.pe:article/1108
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/rc_salud/article/view/1108
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Prevention of tuberculosis; knowledge and attitudes; Prevención sobre la tuberculosis; conocimientos y actitudes.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the educational program “My friend and I, united against TB” in the knowledge and attitudes for the prevention of tuberculosis in the second grade students of a public educational institution in Ate-Vitarte. Materials and methods: the work was quantitative, quasi- experimental design and longitudinal cut, the sample consisted of 102 students from 12 to 15 years, 51 of the control group and 51 of the experimental group. The instrument used was the questionnaire, in addition to the creation of the program module that consisted of 9 units addressed in 24 educational sessions, with a duration of 5 months. Results: the program was effective in knowledge and attitudes about the prevention of TB with a p-value <0.05. Conclussion: the educational intervention was effective for the prevention of said disease.