Gambaran Kualitas Hidup Penderita Tuberkulosis Resistan Obat dan Karakteristiknya di Kabupaten Banyumas, Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Periode Tahun

Imam Abrori (Departemen Biostatistik, Epidemiologi dan Kesehatan Populasi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Riris Andono Ahmad (Departemen Biostatistik, Epidemiologi dan Kesehatan Populasi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada)

Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat
Vol 34, No 2 (2018)

Quality of life among patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the district of BanyumasPurposeThis study was conducted to investigate the quality of life among patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and to examine factors associated with them. MethodsData from an in-depth interview, involved 22 patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, were used in this study. ResultsThis study showed 54.5% males, 50.0% adults, 59.1% married, 22.7% divorced, 72.7% lived in rural, 95.5% had basic education, 45.5% as a private employment (before sick), 77.3% as unemployment (after sick), 72.7% low income, 54.5% in continuation phase, 95.5%  re-treatment (45% relapse and 40.9% failure cases), 90.9% had drugs side effects (mild/severe); 36.4% had comorbidity; 45.5% smokers, 31.8% falcoholics; 54.5% lack of social support; 31.8% poor and 36.4% moderate quality of life. ConclusionPatients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis had a worse quality of life and lack social support. Health worker needs to improve their quality of life and social support through establishing a peer support groups to give counseling, information education, communication, motivation, and skills training for them.