PERCEPTION OF SUPERVISOR TAKING MEDICINE ABOUT THE SIDE EFFECT OF TUBERCULOSIS MEDICATION FOR PATIENTS
Abstract: DOTS strategy is a
short-term treatment guide with direct supervision by supervisor taking medicine
for tuberculosis patients. Supervisors should know, understand, and be able to
distinguish between mild and severe side effects of anti-tuberculosis drugs.
The failure of Tb treatment depends on supervisor taking medicine. Currently,
never been known the perception of supervisor taking medicine about
tuberculosis medication side effect. The purpose of the study to know the
perception of the supervisor taking medicine about side effects for clients Tb
treatment program in Blitar City. The research design used a descriptive. These
result studies show the perception supervisor taking medicine about the side
effects as much as 54.5% is the right category and as much as 45.5% is the
wrong category. The right category perception may be the supervisor taking
medicine ever receive information of tuberculosis medication side effect at the
public health center while take a drug. Recommendations for health workers are
providing appropriate information to the supervisor taking medicine can be
improved with technique counseling and training so that improve knowledge and
expertise in the management of medication side effects.
Keywords: perceptions, supervisor taking medicine,
Tuberculosis
Penulis: Suprajitno, Imam
Sunarno, Oky Aditya Ardiansah
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd180058
