KAITAN TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN DENGAN KEPATUHAN MINUM OBAT PADA PASIEN TUBERKULOSIS (TB) PARU DI PUSKESMAS BOBOTSARI KABUPATEN PURBALINGGA
ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) is
a lower respiratory tract infection caused by theMicrobacterium tuberculosis.
Pulmonary tuberculosis is the second leading causeof death in Indonesia.
Pulmonary TB cases in the province of Central Java todayreached 6546 people,
one of the districs where the incidence and mortality of TBis high, ie
Purbalingga. Compliance patients in taking medication greatly affect the
patient’s recovery. According to Heriyono’s research at 2004, several factorsrelated
to medication adherence pulmonary tuberculosis patients is education,knowledge,
attitudes, employment, income and supervisory support to takemedication (PMO).
This study aims to determine the relationship between the educational level
with adherence of medication in patients with pulmonarytuberculosis in
Bobotsari Public Health Purbalingga. This research metod using descriptive
quantitative research with cross sectional approach. The population in this
study were all patients with pulmonary TB were undergoing treatment at the Bobotsari
Health Public Purbalingga totaling 37 patients. The sample used for all populations
in accordance with the inclucion and exclusion criteria. Questionnaires was
used to collecting data of the research. There is arelationship between level
of education and medication adherence in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
(TB) in the region of Bobotsari Health Public Purbalingga (p=0.000).
Keywords: level of education,
compliance, pulmonary TB
Penulis: Siti Haniyah, Tophan
Heri Wibowo, Iis Setiawan M
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd120165
