Mela Trinur Khoeriyah¹, Sidik Awaludin², Akhyarul Anam³

¹Student of Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University

^2,3Lecturer of Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University.

Corresponding author: Mela Trinnur Khoeriyah (mela.khoeriyah@mhs.unsoed.ac.id)

Background: Tuberculosis is still an epidemic in the world. Community stigma causes delays in treatment and treatment is not completed. So it is necessary to do an intervention to reduce the stigma of society.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of health education interventions and community volunteers in reducing the stigma of tuberculosis in the community.

Methodology: This research is systematic review research. A systematic review using PICO. Search data using keywords and boolean operators. The databases used are Google Scholar, Pubmed, Proquest, and Science Direct. Obtained 5 articles entered the final analysis. The articles were then extracted, assessed for quality, and analyzed in the form of a PICO table.

Result: Health education which is carried out regularly every month for 6-12 months is effective in increasing knowledge and reducing the stigma of tuberculosis. Community volunteers are effective in reducing the stigma of tuberculosis because they have a common culture and easy access to the area with the community. Health education is more effective in reducing the stigma of tuberculosis because in carrying out community volunteer duties, it also provides health education.

Conclusion: Health education interventions and community volunteering are effective in reducing community stigma. Health education is more effective but needs further testing using certain testing instruments.

Keywords: Health education, community volunteering, stigma, tuberculosis