Correlation Between Knowledge with control of asthma at Sumbersari Village in Malang

City
Alfian Ramadhana, Dorris Ningtyas Bidarsis, Elistika Oktaviyani and
Dr. H. Sueb, M.Kes
Jurusan Biologi, FMIPA, Universitas Negeri Malang
e-mail : ningtyasdorris@gmail.com , sueb.fmipa@um.ac.id

Malang University, center of campus Lowokwaru Malang

INDONESIA

Abstract
Asthma disease is known for its symptoms of shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing
caused by airway constriction. Or in other words asthma is a reversible airway
inflammation. Good control of asthma symptomps is a goal for asthmatic patient. Medical
treatment and self-management are needed to reach control of asthma. Good medical
treatment and a good self-management will be achieved if the asthma patient have
knowledge of asthma. The aim of this study is to find relation between asthma knowledge
and asthma control. This study is a cross sectional that was conducted at Sumbersari
village in Malang city. Subject who fulfilled the inclusion criteria was interviewed by
using basic data information, asthma general knowledge questionnaire (AGKQ) and
asthma control test (ACT) and used 30 respondent as the sample. The statistical analysis
used chi square test and SPSS 17 for data processing. The results showed that from 30
subjects, 8 (26,67%) subjects with uncontrolled asthma showed low level of asthma
knowledge, 1 (3,33%) subjects with partially controlled asthma showed low level of
asthma knowledge, and 1 (3,33%) subjects with controlled asthma showed low level of
asthma knowledge. Patients with low level of asthma general knowledge was 9 samples
(30%) and high level of asthma general knowledge was 11 samples (36,67%). Based on
chi square test, there is significant association between asthma general knowledge with
asthma control of 0,0001 p value <0.05 p = 0,0001. p = <0.05.

Keywords: asthma control test(ACT), asthma general knowledge questionnaire(AGKQ), asthma

control, asthma knowledge