Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Ketidakpatuhan Berobat pada Penderita Tuberkulosis Paru
Abstrak: Tuberculosis (TB)
disease is one of major public health problems which cannot be overcome yet.
The problem is caused by some factors one of which is incompliance of the
patient with medication. In 2005, At the health center of West Dompu drop out rate of TB patients was
still relatively high (29.1%) and recovery patients TB were still relatively low (71,7%).
Objective: To identify factors which affect incompliance with medication
among lung TB patients at the working area of West Dompu health center,
Subdistrict of Woja, District of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara.
Method: This was an analytical case study with case control design.
Samples of the study were 21 patients of lung TB totally taken who failed and
were dropped out from medication in 2005. Instrument this study used
quesionary. Data analysis used chi square.
Result: The factor most dominantly affected incompliance with medication
among lung TB patients was education (OR=0.12, p<0.05); whereas factors
which did not affect incompliance with medication were age, sex, quality of
service, support from drug taking supervisor and distance from the house to the
health center (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Education, knowledge, family income, and duration of illness
and drug side effects significantly affected incompliance with medication among
lung TB patients and education was the most dominant factor.
Penulis: Erni Erawatyningsih,
Purwanta, Heru Subekti
Kode Jurnal: jpkedokterandd090159
