Effectiveness of the Role of the Family-based as Observer Direct Treatment for Tuberculosis Transmission Control

Bahtera B. D. Purba, Anggi Pramono Siregar, Bunga Rimta Barus, Cristica I. Surbakti

2019

Abstract

In Tapanuli Tengah, Indonesia, 2142 positive TB cases were found. At 2886 cases of TB, 2384 cases (82.6%) of new cases were found and 502 cases (17.4%) of cases of MDR (Multiple Drug Resistance) were found. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the family-based-based DTO (Direct Treatment Observers) intervention’s model for drug adherence in TB patients. Participants in this study consisted of 92 families as direct treatment observers who were determined using a non random consecutive sampling method. Data analysis was performed with one-way ANOVA at the level of significant α = 0.05. The results of the analysis showed that there were differences in the effectiveness of the family-based-based DTO (Direct Treatment Observers) and Health Officers-based DTO (Direct Treatment Observers) with a score of 3.5 (p = 0.001), the effectiveness of the environmental control of the family-based-based DTO (Direct Treatment Observers) and the Health Officers-based DTO (Direct Treatment Observers) with score 7.5 (p = 0.001), effectiveness of the family-based-based DTO (Direct Treatment Observers) droplet control with the Health Officers-based DTO (Direct Treatment Observers) with a score of 3.8 (p = 0.001). It is recommended that the Dinas Kesehatan Tapanuli Tengah to make training for families and health workers as observer for taking medicine in the DOTS program.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Purba B., Siregar A., Barus B. and Surbakti C. (2019). Effectiveness of the Role of the Family-based as Observer Direct Treatment for Tuberculosis Transmission Control.In Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Application Technology - Volume 1: ICHIMAT, ISBN 978-989-758-460-2, pages 20-27. DOI: 10.5220/0009461800200027

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ichimat19,
author={Bahtera B. D. Purba and Anggi Pramono Siregar and Bunga Rimta Barus and Cristica I. Surbakti},
title={Effectiveness of the Role of the Family-based as Observer Direct Treatment for Tuberculosis Transmission Control},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Application Technology - Volume 1: ICHIMAT,},
year={2019},
pages={20-27},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009461800200027},
isbn={978-989-758-460-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Application Technology - Volume 1: ICHIMAT,
TI - Effectiveness of the Role of the Family-based as Observer Direct Treatment for Tuberculosis Transmission Control
SN - 978-989-758-460-2
AU - Purba B.
AU - Siregar A.
AU - Barus B.
AU - Surbakti C.
PY - 2019
SP - 20
EP - 27
DO - 10.5220/0009461800200027