Analysis Social Determinant of Adherence to Treatment in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Medan City

Fazidah A. Siregar, Lita Sri Andayani

2018

Abstract

Tuberculosis a major public health problems in Medan. The incidence of tuberculosis remains high and cure rate below the target (74.02%). While non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment is still high and impact on high risk of transmission and thereby increasing number of tuberculosis cases. This study investigated factors associated with non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment, including social factors. The study was a case control study with total number of study recruits was 105 at a case: control ratio of 1:2. Data was performed using simple and multiple logistic regressions. The results showed that history of prior treatment, low education level, lack of social support, and poor knowledge were determinant factors for non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Medan. Based on these findings, it was recommended to enhance health education regarding tuberculosis treatment as well as provide social support to tuberculosis patients in the treatment period.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Siregar F. and Andayani L. (2018). Analysis Social Determinant of Adherence to Treatment in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Medan City.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 942-945. DOI: 10.5220/0010104709420945

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Fazidah A. Siregar and Lita Sri Andayani},
title={Analysis Social Determinant of Adherence to Treatment in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Medan City},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={942-945},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010104709420945},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - Analysis Social Determinant of Adherence to Treatment in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Medan City
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Siregar F.
AU - Andayani L.
PY - 2018
SP - 942
EP - 945
DO - 10.5220/0010104709420945