Risiko Kecacatan pada Ketidakteraturan Berobat Penderita Kusta di Kabupaten Pamekasan Provinsi Jawa Timur
ABSTRACT: Leprosy is still a
major public health problem particularly in Indonesia. It caused not only
medical, but also social, economical, cultural, and even political factors.
Disability caused by leprosy may infl uence patient’s personality and reduce
their self- confi dence. It will infl ict medication or healing process, thus it
can increase the risk of disability. The objectives of this study are to
analyze the risk of disability among leprosy patients in Pamekasan District,
East Java province. This is a case control design. Data was collected using
questionnaire and medical record of Multiple Drug treatment (MDT). Twenty fi ve
(25) leprosy patients with disabilities were taken as case group, while the
unmatched control were 25 leprosy patients without disabilities. The
independent variables consist of the type of leprosy, regularity of medication,
age, sex, education level, knowledge, and family income, while the dependent
variable was disability. Data was statistically analyzed by Chi-square test and
multivariate logistic regression (α = 0.05). The results are that the most
prevalent type of leprosy is Multi Basilar (94%). There is association between
regular medication and disability (p = 0.005; O.R = 6.7). There is no effect of
regular medication to disability (p = 0.150). No effect of sex (p = 0.069), age
(p = 0.251), education level (p = 0.366), and family income (p = 1.00) to
regularity of medication. There is effect of knowledge to regularity of
medication (p = 0.003; O.R = 0.2; B = 1.881). The conclusion is that the
patient with low level of knowledge tends to take medicine irregularly which
leads to disability.
Penulis: Selum dan Chatarina
Umbul Wahyuni
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd120124
