Factors Associated with Success rate of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment in Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem with low success rates for new pulmonary tuberculosis patients. This study was cross-sectional analytical study aimed to study factor associated with the success rate of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment in Khon Kaen Province. 128 new pulmonary tuberculosis patients were included by simple sampling from registered data in the Tuberculosis Case Management Program (TBCM). Data were collected by questionnaire with Index of Item– Objective Congruence (IOC) was 0.95. Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient was 0.72. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics as Logistic Regression Analysis were used for data analysis and presented by adjusted odds ratio (OR_adj.) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI)

The study found that the success rate of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment was 75% (96 patients). The factor associated with success rate of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment significantly were the history of living in the same households with tuberculosis patients (OR_adj. 0.14, 95% CI=0.05–0.39, p-value<0.001) and taking Anti-tuberculosis drug regularly (OR_adj. 22.44, 95% CI=6.09–82.65, p-value<0.001)

The results of this study can be used to improve the management of new pulmonary tuberculosis patients effectively.