Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vol. 15 No. 2 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Determinants of Loss to Follow-Up Among MDR-TB Patients

Riadnin Maharja (Unknown)
Wahiduddin (Unknown)
Apik Indarti Moedjiono (Unknown)
Andi Zulkifli (Unknown)
Nur Nasry Noor (Unknown)
Hasanuddin Ishak (Unknown)
Rizky Maharja (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Mar 2021

Abstract

Cases of tuberculosis has gotten worse since results of global surveillance revealed that mycobacterium isresistant to rifampicin and isoniazid. It can cause Loss to Follow-Up among MDR-TB patients. The purposeof this study is Determinants of Loss to Follow-Up among MDR-TB Patients. This research is an analyticobservational study with a case control study design with a retrospective approach. Cases were MDR-TBpatients who dropped out of treatment as much 27 people, while controls were subjects with MDR-TBpatients who did not Loss to Follow-Up of treatment as much 83 people. Data analysis was performedby looking at the Odds Ratio value. The result showed that knowledge (OR = 5.28, 95% CI = 1.410347–29.19908), drug side effect (OR = 32.324332, 95% CI = 4.732715–1353.07), family support (OR = 5.01875,95% CI = 1.602489 – 15.57846), social stigma (OR = 6.712963, 95% CI = 1.473798–61.68985) were thedeterminants of loss to follow up among MDR-TB patients. It can conclude that determinants of loss tofollow-up among MDR-TB patients include knowledge, drug side effects, family support, and social stigma.

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