ABSTRACT
Sustainable development goals mandate all countries struggle to reduce tuberculosis (TB) incidence by up to 80%. One of the essential efforts for eliminating TB is practicing preventive behaviors. This study aims to explore TB-preventive behavior and associated factors. This is a cross-sectional study using a multistage cluster sampling method. We involved 210 residents in one of the villages with the highest TB prevalence in Bandung, Indonesia. Data regarding behaviors and related determinants were obtained through a validated questionnaire. We analysed the data using STATA 13. Most of the respondents had good TB-preventive behavior. While the majority of the respondents implemented specific behavior such as closing their mouth when coughing, general behavior, such as regular exercise, was only performed by a limited number of respondents. Based on the chi-square test, the level of education and knowledge was the only factors that significantly related to preventive behavior, while gender, occupation, income, and experience getting TB education did not have a meaningful relationship. It can be concluded that more than half of respondents have practised adequate TB prevention, and there is a significant relationship between the level of education and respondents’ knowledge about TB and TB-preventive behavior.
