Factors that Affect the Success of Tuberculosis Therapy in Primary Care: Type of Tb Preliminary Studies

The incidence of tuberculosis disease is a public health problem, although there are standards of therapy and clinical pathway for TB patients. Complications of TB disease will lead to increase mortality and to decrease quality of life of patients. The effectiveness of drug therapy should be enhanced by developing an educational or counseling model as non-pharmacological treatment of primary care. Preparation of that model start with knowing factors that influence the success of tuberculosis therapy in primary care. This step is needed to make the model effective and in accordance with the service condition. The purpose of this research is to know the factors influencing the success of tuberculosis therapy in primary care as the first step to formulate the intervention model of behavior change of Tuberculosis patients. The study design was a cohort for 4 months with a total of 40 early tuberculosis patients. Data collection was done in primary by interviewing with questionnaire guidance. Secondary data retrieval was conducted to obtain therapeutic data, clinical outcomes, laboratory and radiology. The results showed family support factors, medication adherence, companion to take medication from family and good nutrition intake have an effect on the success of tuberculosis therapy. Tuberculosis pharmacologic therapy should be supplemented with family support, medication adherence, companion taking of family-derived medication and good nutritional intake The conclusion showed the most patient has pulmo tuberculosis (61.9%), age <50^th (81%), and woman (52, 4%). Mineral (Fosfor) from nutrition intake factors have relationships in tuberculosis theraphy (p = 0.014; p <0, 05).