FAKTOR JENIS DAN PERAN PENDAMPING MINUM OBAT (PMO) TERHADAP KEBERHASILAN TERAPI TUBERKULOSIS (TB)
Abstract
Since 1995, efforts to control tuberculosis (TB) with the DOTS strategy have been applied
in many countries. But until now it is still one of the public health problems in the world.
The most efficient effort to prevent further spread of tuberculosis (TB) germs is to treat
tuberculosis (TB). In order for the tuberculosis (TB) treatment to be adequate, one of them
must be monitored directly by the Companion to Take Medication until completion of
treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine the type of factor and the role of
companion in taking medication for the success of tuberculosis therapy. Prospective
Cohort research method. The study was conducted for 6 months with a total of 57
tuberculosis patients. Primary data collection was done by interviewing using a validated
questionnaire. Secondary data collection was done to obtain therapeutic data, clinical,
laboratory and radiological results. The results showed that the type of companion taking
medication did not have a significant relationship to the success of the therapy, the
companion took medicine that had a good role at risk of 6 times to be able to experience
therapeutic success and statistically significant (p = 0.011).