Literature Review: Factors Influencing Medication Adherence In Pulmonary TB Patients

Abstract

The health problem that is a global challenge today is tuberculosis. This is due to the high incidence of infection, low coverage of treatment adherence and widespread drug resistance rates. Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death due to infectious diseases in the world, and Indonesia is the second largest contributor of TB cases after India. Medication adherence issues are the main obstacle in TB elimination. This study aimed to examine the factors that affect treatment adherence in TB patients and assess the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve adherence. The method used in this study is a literature review. The sources for making literature reviews were taken from Google Scholar, ProQuest and PubMed since the last 5 years (2019-2024), a total of 15 articles were found and filtered into 8 articles that met the inclusion requirements, namely medication compliance. The results of the study are intended to make an important contribution to designing more targeted intervention strategies to improve treatment adherence, especially in areas with high prevalence of tuberculosis. This study confirms that the success of tuberculosis control and therapy is greatly influenced by continuous monitoring, patient education, and adequate support.