THE FACTOR TO THE MEDICAL TREATMENT

OBEDIENCE TO THE LUNGS TUBERCULOSIS

SUFFERERS IN PUSKESMAS KOTARAJA
JAYAPURA CITY
Margawati Ponglangan1, John Toding Padang1, Suselo2
ABSTRACT
Background: Lungs tuberculosis is becoming the main problem in Indonesia with
become the global report in all nations. The large number of treatment noncompliance will result in high rates of treatment failure and causes lung resistant
to standard treatment. Obedience is a loyalty program that is recommended
throughout the treatment. The obedience to the treatment to this disease regularly
and completely in 6 to 9 months until the patient is totally health.
Purpose: To know the factors related to the medical treatment obedience to the
lungs sufferers in Puskesmas Kotaraja Jayapura City.
Method: This research is a descriptive correlation by using cross sectional study
design with the populations and samples are lungs tuberculosis sufferers who get
medical treatment in Puskesmas Kotaraja Jayapura City, 41 sufferers, who are
taken with total sampling and fulfil the inclusion criteria.
Result: The process using chi square analysis. The result of this research is the
correlations of knowledge and medical treatment obedience to lungs tuberculosis
is p value 0,03 < 0, 05, the correlation of the behavior to wards obedience of
medical treatment is p value 0,00 < 0,05, the correlation of the medical treatment
obedience is p value 0,00 < 0,05, and the correlation between medical workers
and the obedience of medical treatment is p value 0,00 < 0,05.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a correlation among knowledge,
behavior, family support and medical workers support with the medical treatment
obedience of lungs tuberculosis in Puskesmas Kotaraja Jayapura City.
Key Words: Lungs Tuberculosis, Family Support, Support From The Medical
Workers, Medical Treatment Obedience.
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Margawati Ponglangan (Student Of PSIK FK uncen jayapura).

John Toding Padang (lecturer of PSIK FK Uncen jayapura).
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Suselo (lecturer of PSIK FK Uncen jayapura).
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