Faktor yang berhubungan dengan tidak terkonversinya BTA positif pada pengobatan kasus baru di Semarang

Abstract

Factors related to non-conversion smear positive among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the city of SemarangPurposeThe purpose of this study was to identify factors related to non-conversion of smear positive in treatment of new tuberculosis cases. MethodsThis study used a case control design and sampling by proportional random sampling technique. Samples were patients with smear grade positive pulmonary tuberculosis who were new cases of intensive phase of treatment and have repeated sputum examination. The numbers of samples in this research were 128 sample cases and 128 controls. ResultsThe factors associated with the conversion of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis treatment of new cases were age, sex, drug side effects, comorbidities and gradation smear results. The three variables that proved to jointly influence the incidence of smear positive conversion in the treatment of new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were sputum smear results gradation, comorbidities and gender. ConclusionIt is necessary to design an appropriate drug taking supervisor for patients with positive smear positive results with +2 and +3 gradations and patients with comorbidities (HIV, hepatitis, diabetes mellitus).