Studi Kasus Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Pendidikan Kesehatan Terhadap Kepatuhan Minum Obat Pada Pasien Tuberculosis Paru Di Rumah Sakit TKII Putri Hijau Medan

Abstract

Pulmonarytuberculosis is a disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis bacteri which attacks a person’s respiratory syste. This disease can spread through the air when an infected person coughing or sneezing secretes the droplet or saliva splash. These are what can cause a contagiuous infection adherence in pulmonary tuberculosis will cause the patient become MDR-TB. The health education provided to the pulmonary tuberculosis patient to increase their knoeledge. This research used descriptive case study method, including Assesment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Implementation an Evaluation at 2 Pulmonarry Tuberculosis patient at TK II Putri Hijau hospital. The research found that both pulmonary tuberculosis patient have different result after treated by health education treatment for 4 days, the first patient could overcome the lack of medication adherence while the second patient only could overcome certain of it.