BACKGROUND: TB still be the most deadly infectious disease in the world, second to the most deadly communicating disease, where the first is Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). In 2013, there are 9.0 million people diagnosed with TB and 1.5 million people die because of the disease. In the same year, it is known that the prevalence of Indonesian population being diagnosed pulmonary TB by health workers were by 0.4% of total Indonesia population. The high prevalence of TB in the world and Indonesia is influenced by several factors, including medication adherence factor. Important factors that contribute in medication adherence are distance and transportation that the patient can use to go to the health facility and fulfill their medication schedule so they can adhere to treatment. The aim of this study is to know the correlation between distance and transportation with anti-tuberculosis medication adherence based on MMAS-8 among tuberculosis patients in Atma Jaya Hospital.
METHODS: This study design is a non-experimental study with analytic quanitative approach of correlational analytic to find correlation between distance and transportation with anti-tuberculosis medication adherence based on MMAS-8 among tuberculosis patient in Atma Jaya Hospital. Data collected by cross-sectional method with MMAS-8 which has been translated and validated by other studies to measure pastient medication adherence.
RESULTS: Total respondents of this study is 76 respondents, with 50% men (N = 38) and 50% woman (N = 38), Most respondents have Javanese descent, have the last Education spread in primary, junior and senior high school, are married and Muslim. Employment average respondent is a private employee and a housewife. The average age of patients is 38.17 d.s. 14,577. 84.2% of respondents are diagnosed pulmonary TB and 72,4% on continuous phase treatment. 43,8% respondents had a normal body mass index. The study findings showed no statistically significant correlation between of distance (p=0,731), transportation (p=0,681), age (p=0,534), level of education (p=0,735), and marital status (p=0,680) with anti-tuberculosis medication adherence among tuberculosis patients in Atma Jaya Hospital.
CONCLUSION: No correlation between distance and transportation with anti-tuberculosis medication adherence based on MMAS-8 among tuberculosis patients in Atma Jaya Hospital.
Key words: distance, transportation, medication adherence, MMAS-8, tuberculosis |