FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KEPATUHAN ODHA (ORANG DENGAN HIV/AIDS) DALAM MENJALANI TERAPI ANTIRETROVIRAL DI RSU. Dr. PIRNGADI MEDAN TAHUN 2012
ABSTRACT: Antiretroviral
therapy was a therapy that taken by people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to increase
their life quality.
Although it hasn’t
been able to
cure disease but
antiretroviral therapy could suppress
viral load and
increase CD4 of
PLWHA. More of
people living with HIV/AIDS
who received ARV,
hope their life
quality be better
if ARV was
used obediently. Adherence was a
patient's behavior to comply with the provisions given by health workers that include
discipline and obedience. To assure adherence, it was critical for patient to
receive and understand information about
ARV, the ability/
willingness of long-term
treatment, the drug-resistance, the side effects, the range
of medicines and the time to initiate of therapy.
This research aimed
to know the
associated factors of PLWHA’s adherence at RSU.
dr. Pirngadi Medan in 2012. The design of this research was a cross
sectional analytic with sample of 59 respondents and obtained by Accidental
Sampling. The data analysis were used univariate and bivariate with Chi square
test.
By the univariate
analysis known that
respondents had a
good knowledge (52.5%),
good perception (76.3%), better
health services (71.2%). Furthermore
social support included in the medium
category (57.6%) and adherence of PLHIV was high (57.6%). By the results of
bivariate known that there
was no associated
between knowledge of
ARV on adherence
(p = 0.648)
and there was no associated between perception on adherence (p = 0.231).
In addition it was known that there was
a associated between
social support on
adherence (p = 0.047)
and there was a associated
between health service to the perception patient undergoing ARV (p = 0.040). Health
services and all levels of society were expected to continue to provide full
support to them so as instill obedience and discipline to patient during
undergo treatment and care with antiretroviral therapy.
Penulis: Veronica Velisitas
Lumbanbatu, Linda T. Maas, Andi Ilham Lubis
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd130462
