FACTORS AFFECTING TUBERCULOSIS (TB) PATIENT ADHERENCE TO ANTI TUBERCULOSIS DRUG THERAPY IN SURABAYA

Tuberculosis is one of the infectious diseases
that causes many deaths in the world. One of
the successes in reducing the death rate due to
TB is with anti-tuberculosis treatment efforts.
However, adherence to treatment is a serious
problem because the results are still far from
what is expected. The purpose of this study was
to determine the level of adherence and what
factors affect TB patients in treatment during
the pandemic. This research was a descriptive
analysis study with a cross-sectional approach.
The number of samples was as high as 261
people. The measuring instrument used was the
Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS).
The validity and reliability showed that all
questions were valid with a correlation value of
> 0.396 and a Cronbach coefficient of 0.803.
The results of the bivariate analysis showed
that the factors influencing adherence to taking
OAT in TB patients were age, education level, employment status, marital status, location of residence, and income level. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed the dominant factor having the most influence on compliance was
the level of education. Respondents with a high school education level have a tendency to have a good compliance level of 22,077 times compared to respondents with a lower level of education.