Research Article
The Relationship between Assistance in Taking Anti Tuberculosis Drugs and Sputum Check-ups to Compliance of TB Treatment
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290508, author={Sri Ratna Rahayu and Nilna Sa’adatar Rohmah and Aufiena Nur Ayu Merzistya}, title={The Relationship between Assistance in Taking Anti Tuberculosis Drugs and Sputum Check-ups to Compliance of TB Treatment}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Science, Education and Technology, ISET 2019, 29th June 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ISET}, year={2020}, month={1}, keywords={drug taking recheck sputum assistance tuberculosis}, doi={10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290508} }- Sri Ratna Rahayu
Nilna Sa’adatar Rohmah
Aufiena Nur Ayu Merzistya
Year: 2020
The Relationship between Assistance in Taking Anti Tuberculosis Drugs and Sputum Check-ups to Compliance of TB Treatment
ISET
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290508
Abstract
Drug Swallowing Control is needed to ensure regularity and compliance of TB treatment with ISTC service standards. This is an effort to control co-infection disease (TB-HIV), MDR, and XDR-TB, and prevention of treatment drop-outs. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between assistance in taking anti TB drugs and sputum check-ups to compliance of TB treatment. This study used a cross-sectional design with 35 samples. Supervisor of Swallowing Drugs (SSD) of TB patients in the Pringapus Health Center in January-December 2016 as the sample. The instruments used questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The results of this study concluded that there was a relationship between assistance in taking anti TB drugs (p=0.002) and assistance in sputum check-ups (p=0.005) on patients to compliance with TB treatment. So, it is important for the relevant parties to re-evaluate the policy in the criteria for selecting SSDs from family members
