Abstract:
Tuberculosis until now is still a health problem in Indonesia and global. A cross sectional study was
conducted determines the relationship between family support and tuberculosis drug’s compliance
in Pekanbaru. A total of 58 patients were included in the study that admitted in the ward and came
to the respiratory discipline clinic that consume anti tuberculosis drug more than three month. Data
collection was done by family support and tuberculosis drug’s compliance questionnaire had been
valid (0.96 and 0.79). The questioner had been test to 20 respondent in Petalabumi Hospital . The
data was analyzed by chi square test. The result study showed that 74.14% had positive family
support and 65.52% was compliance to consume drug for tuberculosis. However there was
relationship between family support and tuberculosis drug’s compliance with p value 0.036.
Compliance and family support are the great of Tuberculosis control. To improve Tuberculosis
drug’s compliance need to understand non-compliance and need to adopt a very and comprehensive
view of patient compliance
