Path Analysis on the Determinants of Adherence to Anti Tuberculosis Drug Treatment in Kaur District, Bengkulu, Indonesia

Surahman Hamidi (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Setyo Sri Raharjo (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Mahendra Wijaya (Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret)

Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2019)

Background: Drug treatment compliance was the behavior of patients to take medication and undergo treatment according to the rules determined by professional health personnels. Many factors influenced the compliance with treatment for tuberculosis patients. This study aimed to examine determinants of drug treatment compliance among tuberculosis patients.Subjects and Method: This was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional design. The study was conducted at 16 community health centers in Kaur Regency, Bengkulu, Indonesia, from January to February 2019. A sample of 206 study subjects was selected by purposive sampling. The dependent variable was drug treatment adherence. The indepen