Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dengan Perilaku Pencegahan Artritis Septik pada Mahasiswa Angkatan 2019-2020 Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Background. Septic arthritis is an infectious disease that severely damages the joints with clinical manifestations such as swelling, erythema and warmth of the affected joint. The most common cause of this disease is the result of hematogenous spread of microorganisms. Some of the risk factors include the use of injection drugs, the use of prosthetic joints and skin infection. The incidence of septic arthritis is 5 to 8 per 100,000 population per year with 11% of mortality rate %, therefore preventive behavior are needed to minimize the incidence of septic arthritis. Objective. This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and the behavior of preventing septic arthritis in students from class 2019-2020 of the Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra. Method. This study is an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional approach. The research population is students from class 2019-2020 of the Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra and the sample was determined using stratified random sampling method. The data taken is primary data obtained directly from research subjects using research instruments by questionnaires via Google-Form. Results. The univariate research analysis found that the knowledge level of the majority of respondents was in the good category as many as 45 people (53.6%), the most behavior in the respondents was negative behavior as many as 49 people (58.3%). Bivariate analysis found that there was no significant relationship between knowledge level and septic arthritis prevention behavior with p value = 0.809. Conclusion. Students from class 2019-2020 of the Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra, on average have a good level of knowledge and negative behavior on the prevention of septic arthritis. There is no relationship between the level of knowledge with septic arthritis prevention behavior.