Tuberkuloseprosjektet «Tillit og kunnskap i Drammensregionen» har utviklet en undervisningspakke som helsepersonell og lærere kan benytte i kommuner, asylmottak, introduksjonssentre og lignende.
Undervisningspakken forteller med enkle ord og bilder hvordan tuberkulose smitter, hva som er tegn på sykdommen og hva tidligere pasienter forteller om det å ha tuberkulose.
Mål og budskap
Undervisningspakkens mål:
- Å øke kunnskap om tuberkulose (TB)
- Å øke tillit til helsevesenet
- Å få flere til å oppsøke lege med mistankke om TB
- Å redusere stigma og smittefrykt
Hovedbuskap:
- Du blir frisk av tuberkulose
- Gå til lege hvis du har symptomer på tuberkulose
- Lege og sykepleier har taushetsplikt
- Behandlingen er gratis
Kontaktinformasjon
Ønsker du mer informasjon? Kontakt oss:
Hege S. Bjelkarøy
Tuberkulosekoordinator
Telefon: 32 80 40 03 / 992 95 737
Solveig H. Midtvedt
Lærings- og mestringssenteret
Telefon: 32 80 33 77
Undervisningspakke
Forside
Informasjonsark
Brukerveiledning
Presentasjon
Manuskript
Gruppeoppgaver
Spørsmål og svar
Informasjonsfilmer (YouTube) English version
Trust and knowledge - a tuberculosis education program
Norway is a low TB incidence country. 90 % of those who get TB in Norway are immigrants from high TB incidence countries. Two persons representing immigrants from these countries in Drammen municipality initiated a collaborative project for developing a TB teaching program for immigrants at risk. They experienced that immigrants lacked information about TB and had reduced trust in the Norwegian healthcare system. Healthcare workers, on their side, experience difficulties in providing information and TB services to immigrants, because of the language and stigma barriers.
Our project group consists of the initiators, a former TB patient, a patient organization, a public health nurse from the municipality, the TB coordinator from the hospital and two persons working with equitable health services at Drammen hospital. The group members have complementing knowledge and experience from both a user and a system perspective.
Good arenas for teaching are introduction centres (schools where newly arrived immigrants learn Norwegian and learn about the society), asylum camps and immigrant organisations.
About the TB education and training program
The content in the program is based on a needs assessment among people in the target groups.
Feedback from participants shows that the program promotes learning, reflection and a change of attitude towards TB.
It is important to emphasize the importance of::
- presenting safe messages about TB
- using a simple language when teaching
- that people in target groups need oral and visual information along with written information.
- information is more trusted if it is presented by a former TB patient or representatives from the tain addition to a health care worker.
The aims of the teaching program are:
- spread knowledge about TB
- create trust in the Norwegian health system
- make people seek health care if TB is suspected
- reduce stigma and fear
The main messages in the materials are:
- you will be cured of TB
- consult a doctor if you have symptoms of TB
- doctors and nurses are bound to confidentiality (professional secrecy)
- treatment is free of charge
Contact information
For information, please contact:
Hege S. Bjelkarøy
TB coordinator, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Ingunn Nordstoga
Advisor, LHL International Tuberculosis Foundation
The teaching material
Information sheet
Manual with stepwise instruction on how to organise a teaching session
Presentation with facts about TB and the health system
Manuscript for the presentation
Tasks for group work
Frequently asked questions about TB with answers
Films in several languages (YouTube)