Tuberculosis (TB) poses a specific threat to certain communities, such as Islamic boarding schools "(Pesantren)". These Islamic boarding students, called "santri", are vulnerable to contracting TB because their schools are overcrowded and have poor ventilation. A cross-sectional study was conducted using six Islamic boarding schools in Garut, West Java, to assess the determinants of TB-preventive behavior among boarding students. Using two-stage cluster sampling, 500 students were selected to be interviewed using a pretested questionnaire. Associations between gender, education level, knowledge about TB, attitudes towards TB, and TB-preventive behavior were analyzed using a chi-squared test. A total of 58.4% students practice a limited amount of TB-preventive behavior. A significant percentage of students (54.6%) have a good amount of knowledge about TB, and 57.6% of students have a negative attitude towards TB. A total of 51.4% students are male, and 89.8% of students have a low education level. There are statistically significant associations between gender and TB-preventive behavior (p = 0.000), as well as between education level and TB-preventive behavior (p = 0.012). Female students practice TB-preventive behavior approximately twice as much as male students, and students who are highly educated practice TB-preventive behavior approximately twice as much as those with limited education.

In Javanese Islamic discourse in general, Javanese scholars look more at the broad horizon of Sufistic teachings and practices as an important variable in the Islamization of Java. The author feels that the micro area that discusses daily spirituality, especially women's spirituality, is an area of study that is worthy of research. In the practice of spirituality, of course, it cannot be separated from magical power, it is believed to have supernatural powers. The power is obtained in practice or penijazahan. Then there are various theories about mysticism, kebatinan to sects, in fact women are also actively involved in cosmology or social facts in Java. Therefore, the author poses a research question, namely, why the position of women in the narrative of daily spirituality is considered secondary and how is the practice of kasekten in Pondok Pesulukan Tharekat Agung. This paper specifically discusses the practice of spirituality or female students at the Thoriqot Agung Islamic boarding school in Tulungagung district. Practice or education is generally known as the path that can lead a person to gain enlightenment (sakti). This study uses an ethnographic-based qualitative approach. The findings of this study explain that sociological aspects and patriarchal religious interpretations condition women's spirituality to always be at a secondary level. Women who engage in spiritual practice cannot get the same degree as men, such as becoming Murshid, even though they are already spiritually established. Thus, women are only counted as students in the Tarekat and are not as charismatic as men who hold the title of Kyai Tarekat.