2021
DOI: 10.20473/ijph.v16i1.2021.12-22
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Risk Factors in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment Failure

Abstract: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a global health problem and has become the leading cause of death. Tuberculosis eradication is inhibited due to the tendency of patients to not complete the TB treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge, nutritional status, oral medication adherence, and family support as risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis treatment failure. The design of this study is that of case-control, and this study involved samples of pulmonary TB patients… Show more

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“…In addition, men often move outside the home to earn a living, so they tend not to take OAT on time as recommended by health workers. [10][11][12][13]…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, men often move outside the home to earn a living, so they tend not to take OAT on time as recommended by health workers. [10][11][12][13]…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Adherence is defined as the extent to which a person's behavior in taking medication, following changes in diet and/or lifestyle, is in accordance with agreed recommendations from healthcare practitioners (6). There are many factors related to TB treatment adherence such as personal characteristics, relationship between healthcare providers and patients, treatment regimens and healthcare settings (3). WHO states that there are five dimensions of medication adherence, namely social and economic factors, therapy-related factors, disease-related factors, patient-related factors, and healthcare system-related factors.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…13 Moreover, because males frequently leave the house in search of employment, they are less likely to take their OAT medication at the prescribed times, as advised by medical professionals. 13,21,22 According to the studies cited above, there are significant disagreements on the effectiveness of treatment dependent on a patient's gender. Due to the fact that this study has a number of limitations, such as a small sample size and a single-center study, as well as the fact that the ratio of female participants to total participants is quite low, so these findings cannot be definitively applied.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%