Factors Associated with the Recovery of Tuberculosis Patients at the Padang City Health Center

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a disease whose control is one of the global commitments in the Sustainable Development Goals. The tuberculosis cure rate in Padang City is 50.5%, which is far from the national target (85%). This low cure rate is caused by several factors. This study aims to determine the factors associated with the recovery of TB patients at the Padang City Health Center. This study is a quantitative study, with a cross sectional study design. The sample in this study were pulmonary TB patients at the Padang City Health Center, as many as 67 people selected by systematic random sampling. The results showed 53.7% of respondents had high education, 77.6% had high knowledge, 64.2% had low social status, 71.6% had affordable access, and 73.1% had good family support. There was a relationship between family support (p=0.002) and pulmonary TB cure. There was no relationship between education level (p=0.956), knowledge (p=0.774), social status (p=0.098), access to services (0.328) with pulmonary TB cure. Family support variable was the most influential variable on patient recovery (p=0.004). The results showed that patients who received family support had a chance to recover by 6 times compared to patients who did not receive family support after controlling for socioeconomic variables, attitudes, and treatment compliance. TB program holders need to improve socialization and education of patients and their families who play a role in supervising and providing support to patients. Keywords: Recovery; Patient; Tuberculosis