FAKTOR ASUPAN NUTRISI TERHADAP KEBERHASILAN TERAPI TUBERKULOSIS (TB)
Abstract
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria. Media spread from
tuberculosis bacteria through the air. For 3 weeks and sputum mixed with blood
can be a serious problem until death if no immediate treatment is taken. The
success of tuberculosis therapy, several main factors, nutritional intake factors.
The purpose of this study was to study the role of nutrient, protein, fat, vitamin A,
mineral and vitamin C intake on the success of tuberculosis therapy. The study
was conducted for 6 months with a total of 57 tuberculosis patients. Data
collection was conducted primarily with interviews with 24-hour food recall for 3
days. Secondary data retrieval is done to obtain therapeutic data, clinical,
laboratory and radiological results through medical records. The results of the
study based on research show that patients with improved nutritional intake on all
variables is not significant with (p> 0.05), except vitamin A intake (p <0 , 05).
The conclusion shows that only vitamin A showed significant contribution and low
vitamin A will decreased the success of tuberculosis therapy