Effect of Health Education Management of Diabetes Militus with Media Posters on Increasing Family Knowledge

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) requires medical care and self-management education to prevent acute complications and reduce the risk of long-term complications. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Health Education Management of DM with poster media on increasing family knowledge based on Nola J Pender theory in the working area of the Tamalanrea Community Health Center in Makassar City. This study used a one-group pre-post design. Sampling using a purposive sampling technique. The results of the bivariate analysis used paired sample t-test which showed the influence significantly towards health education on DM management with Media Posters on Increasing Family Knowledge (p<a) which obtained a significant value of 0.000. This study concludes that there is an influence of Health Education Management of DM with poster media on increasing family knowledge based on the Nola J Pender theory here still shows a gap between knowledge and practice in the work area of Puskesmas Tamalanrea, Makassar City.