The Relationship Between Knowledge And Attitudes With Adherence To Taking Medication For Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Abstract

Knowledge and attitude are the most dominant factors in shaping a person's behavior, including
adherence to taking medication. A person who has good knowledge and attitudes tends to be adherence
in taking medication. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge
and attitudes with adherence to taking medication for pulmonary tuberculosis patients. This research
used an observational analytic with a cross sectional study design. The sample were patients with
pulmonary tuberculosis who underwent treatment and recorded on PIS-PK in the District of Genuk,
Mijen District, West Semarang and Tugu, Semarang City from July-December 2020 who met the
inclusion and exclusion criteria of 30 respondents. This study used total sampling technique and the
Spearman rank correlation test. The majority of respondents had good knowledge 86.7%, good attitude
63% and moderate adherence 56.7%. The results of the analysis of the knowledge variable (p = 0.022)
with correlation coefficient 0.417 and attitude variables (p = 0.009) with correlation coefficient 0.469.
There is a significant relationship between knowledge and medication adherence in pulmonary
tuberculosis patients with a moderate level and there is a significant relationship between attitude and
medication adherence in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with a moderate level of relationship. Good
knowledge about the success of pulmonary TB treatment and the consequences of not regularly taking
pulmonary TB drugs are the dominant reasons that make high adherence. A positive attitude about the
success of pulmonary TB treatment, reluctance to repeat treatment, and not wanting to transmit
pulmonary TB disease are the dominant reasons that make high adherence.

Keyword : Knowledge, Attitude, Adherence To Taking Medication, Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients