ABSTRACT: The objective of
this study was to know the patients’ characteristics, anti tuberculosis drug
use, and to analyzed the influence of counselling about tuberculosis therapy on
patient’s adherence in Pancoran Mas-Depok. This study was quasi experiment
design (non randomized control group pretest-postest design). The in-clusion
criteria were the people with tuberculosis who took antituberculosis drugs from
February – May 2007 in Pancoran Mas-Depok, and followed pretest and postest. Total
samples were fifty two respondents. Respondents were divided into two groups, intervention
group and control group. Both of groups were given questionnaire (pre-test).
After that, intervention group were given counselling about tuberculosis
therapy. A month later, both of groups were given a similar questionnaire
(postest). Data was analysed with t-test. The result of this study showed that
majority of respondents in intervention and control group were productive aged,
low education, employee, but majority of intervention group were women and
majority of control group were men. The results of this study showed that there
was a significant different of adherence to tuberculosis therapy between
intervention group and control group (p value = 0,007). There was influence of
conselling on patient’s adherence to tuberculosis therapy.
Keywords: counselling,
adherence, tuberculosis
Penulis: HusnawatiRetnosari, Harianto
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd070004
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