Jurnal Perilaku Kesehatan Terpadu
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Jurnal Perilaku Kesehatan Terpadu

Treatment Determinants Influence the Health of Tuberculosis Patients

Dian Pratiwi (Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Institut Kesehatan Helvetia, Medan)
Mappeaty Nyorong (Faculty of Public Health, Helvetia Institute of Health, Medan)
Ismail Efendy (Faculty of Public Health, Helvetia Institute of Health, Medan)
Indah Anggraini (Faculty of Public Health, Helvetia Institute of Health, Medan)
Thomson Nadapdap (Faculty of Public Health, Helvetia Institute of Health, Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Jul 2022

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is the world's tenth biggest cause of mortality, with an estimated 1.3 million tuberculosis patients dying each year. This study aims to determine and analyse the determinants of treatment that affect the healing of Tuberculosis Patients in the Karang Anyar Health Centre Work Area, Beringin District, Deli Serdang Regency. The research design used was an analytic survey with a cross sectional design. The research sample was all 44 people with pulmonary TB who had recovered. Data analysis with chi square test and multiple logistic regression test. From 44 respondents, it was found that the results of the TB patient healing study had a significant relationship with the results of the Logistics Regression Test on the PMO variable (p=0.004, OR=1.332), contact history (p=0.004, OR=2.001), medication adherence (p=0.001, OR=27,267), education level (p=0.002,OR=2,998), knowledge (p=0.003,OR=6.334), nutritional status (p=0.000,OR=5,333), religious (p=0.001,OR=9,445) and the most dominant factor was medication adherence (OR=27,267). Compliance with treatment affects the cure for tuberculosis where there is family support, patients are motivated to recover and routinely carry out treatment. It is expected that all tuberculosis sufferers to consume a balanced nutritional diet, perform treatment obediently and have good faith and knowledge as an effort to cure tuberculosis.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Jupiter

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Subject

Dentistry Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Public Health, Health Communications, Infectious Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases, Hospital Administration, Occupational Health and Safety, Pharmacy, Health Nutrition, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Reproductive Health, Nursing, Health Information Systems & Health ...