Sri Ratna Rahayu, - (2020) The Relationship between Assistance in Taking Anti Tuberculosis Drugs and Sputum Check-ups to Compliance of TB Treatment. Proceedings of the 5th International conference on Science, Education, and Technology (ISET 2019). ISSN ISSN: 2593-7650, ISBN: 978-1-63190-216-1

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Abstract

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.

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