The Relationship between Demographic Characteristics and Patient Compliance Undergoing Tuberculosis (Tbc) Treatment at the Bintuhan Health Center, Kaur Regency, Bengkulu Province

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Adherence to long-term TB treatment is key to controlling tuberculosis. Non-compliance is a serious problem that often occurs which causes the therapeutic goals not to be achieved. This study aims to measure the level of patient compliance with the use of anti-TB drugs. This research was conducted at the Bintuhan Health Center, Kaur Regency. This research is observational by using descriptive method and total sampling technique . The data collection on characteristic and patients compliance was made through  a questionnaire. The data obtained were recapitulated and processed using the Chie Square SPSS 24 method in tabular form and presented in percentage form.The results showed that the relationship between gender P-value = 0.01, occupation P value = 0.065, education level p value = 0.330, on the level of compliance, where gender has a relationship with compliance p = 0.01 0.05 Ho rejected and Ha accepted, while the relationship between work p = 0.065 and education p = 0.330 on compliance tended to have no effect.