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Hubungan Kekeluargaan dan Tinggal Serumah Merupakan Karakteristik Pengawas Minum Obat yang berpengaruh terhadap Keteraturan Minum Obat Penderita Tuberkulosis Paru
The cure rate of Tuberculosis (TB) patient treatment was influencedby several factors, one was regularity taking medicines, besides the evailability and distribution of drugs and also the observers on taking the medicines (Pengawas Minum obat/POM). The research aimed to determine the PMO characteristics that influence the regularity of taking medicines among the lung TB patients. The research design was cross-sectional in which the PMO characteristics as cause factors and the regularity of taking medicines among TB lung patients as the effect were measured at the same time. It was conducted in 7 (seven) districts/city in East Java Province. The respondents were the PMO and Tb patients who received the Direct Observe. Treatment Short-course (DOTS) treatment. Data were analyzed by doubled logistic regression. It concluded that the PMO characteristics that most influence to the regularity of taking medication among TB patients was the PMO who had no occupation, which the PMO who did not work could supervise the regularity of taking medications among TB patients. The PMO’s living status who lived with the patients influenced the regularity of taking medications among TB patients. The PMO’s living status who lived with the patients influenced the regularity of taking medications among TB patients, followed by the PMO whose relationship were relatives of TB patients and the most influence was spouses of the TB patients. Hence, it is suggested that the characteristics of PMO should be considered to select good PMO’s for observing the regularity of taking TB medications.
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