The Relationship of the Family Role as a Medication Supervisor with Medication Adherence in Children with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Jember City Area

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis in children is a contagious infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that attacks the lungs of children. The family is the closest person who is trusted and willing to help the treatment process voluntarily so that there is no risk of dropping out of drugs or the occurrence of death due to pulmonary tuberculosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the family role and medication adherencein children with pulmonary tuberculosis in Jember city area. This study used a cross sectional research design and was conducted on 32 families who act as medication supervisors in children with pulmonary tuberculosis and conducted by total sampling. The measuring instrument used a questionnaire on the family role as a medication supervisor and a medication adherence questionnaire in children with pulmonary tuberculosis. The results showed that the family role in the good category was 25 children and medication adherence was low as many as 19 children. The results of Spearman's test statistic showed that there was a relationship between the role of the family as a medication supervisor with medication adherence in children with pulmonary tuberculosis with a p value <0.05, namely 0.12 <0.05. The strength of the moderate relationship with an r value of 0.438 indicates a unidirectional relationship. The conclusion of this study was that there is a relationship between the family role as a medicationsupervisor with medication adherence in children with pulmonary tuberculosis in Jember city area.
 Keywords: Family Role, Medication Adherence, Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children