FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN POLA PENCARIAN PENGOBATAN KE PELAYANAN KESEHATAN ALTERNATIF PASIEN SUSPEK TUBERCULOSIS DI KOMUNITAS
Journal Title: Kes Mas: Jurnal Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat - Year 2013, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background : Daerah Istimewa Yogykarta (DIY) in TB case detection rate in 2009 reached 52.90 % (target 70 % ). The discovery of TB patients in the health care unit is still passive, so the pattern of health seeking behavior of TB or suspected TB patients is very important to understand. Past research indicates that 43 % of TB suspects to seek treatment in alternative health care. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with treatment seeking patterns of alternative health services to suspected tuberculosis in the community. Methods : This study used a survey method with cross-sectional design. Total study sample using cluster sample of 750 respondents. Respondents were drawn at random by using a quick survey procedures. Analysis of the data used were univariate and bivariate analysis. Results : There were not relationship between gender, education, age and economic status of the search patterns of alternative medicine. It can be seen from the value P value indicates the number of which are smaller than 0.05. Biologically, male gender was a factor suspected tuberculosis protekif pengampilan decision not to take medication. Male sex had 0.708 times the risk than women to go to a pharmacy / drug store. It is shown from the values prevalent Ratio ( RP ) = 0.708 ( with 95 % CI : 0.471 to 1.066 ). Variables of education, age and economic status have values prevalent Ratio ( RP ) > 1 means that the age of the elderly is not necessarily a risk factor for tuberculosis suspects decision to perform alternative medicine. Conclusion : There were not relationship between education, economic status, the sex, and age at treatment seeking patterns to alternative health care.
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Kristiono R. S, Yuniar Wardani
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- DOI 10.12928/kesmas.v7i2.1045
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