Correlation of attitude and knowledge towards sadari in dayak tribe community in samarinda

Abstract

Sadari is an early detection method for breast cancer. Information on Sadari may motivate the Dayaks to enhance their knowledge of Sadari. Through increasing knowledge, their awareness of the importance of Sadari could be affected and make them practicing the Sadari regularly. According to the Dayak;s believe, whenever they catch a signal of certain bird or other animal, they should perform ritual by delivering offers in order to chase a supernatural force away. Parung Maya is a supernatural force that is ve ry feared by the community because it is believed to cause immediate death. There are still many in the Dayak Kenyah tribewho think that swollen breasts accompanied by dimpling signs and discharge is a curse that must be treated traditionally. Thus, they performed Parung Maya during sunset, a supernatural force, using a machete with Linjuang leaves that look like a single legged knife. This study aimed to identify correlation between Attitude and knowledge of The Dayak Tribe in Pampang, Samarinda, East Kalmantan, towards Sadari.
Research Design
This study was using a quasi experimental design with one group pretest and posttest model. The sample was consisted of 122 woman from Dayak Kenyah tribe that obtained from Cluster Random Sampling and Simple Random Sampling. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires to respondents.Data analysis techniques using univariate analysis and bivariate analysis using the Marginal Homogeneity test and Mc Nemar test.
The results showed that there was a significant correlation between Sadari and knowledge in the community of Dayak Kenyah Tribe (p value (0,0001) < ? (0,05). There was also significant correlation between Sadari and attitude of the Dayak with p value (0,002)) < ? (0,05), indicating significant differences of the Dayaks attitude and knowledge before and after health education dissemination.
Summary
It is recommended that The Dayak Kenyah need to be encouraged to implement Sadari in their daily lives and be motivated to find information about their reproductive health.