Study settings
TB, PTB
DISEASE
Melaka is one of the thirteen states in Malaysia, with a population of around 1 million in 2022, made up of approximately 3% of the country population [The confirmed cases of TB are advised to take their TB medication under the direct observation of the healthcare workers. They are given routine health clinic follow-ups. Patients who loss to their follow-up are traced by medical assistant and later by a district health office team. Once a PTB patient being diagnosed, then a contacts tracing was taken place. During that investigation, family members who are living with the patient were instructed to go to the health clinic for TB screening. During the TB screening, they were given only basic information on the disease. If the screening result was positive, they will be treated as a patient. If the screening result was negative, they will be follow-up for a total duration of two years with specified appointment intervals. So, there was no continuous process of ‘involving’ them in the next six months of the patient’s management. Thus, the study aimed to introduce a family-based education intervention, known as the 