FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR ADHERENCE TO ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS MEDICATION AMONG PATIENTS AGED 20-70 YEARS ATTENDING TB CLINIC AT HOIMA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL; A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51168/4aaat925Keywords:
Poor adherence, Anti-Tuberculosis medication, Tuberculosis clinic, Hoima Regional Referral HospitalAbstract
Background:
Aim: To establish the factors associated with poor adherence to anti-tuberculosis medication among patients aged 20-70 years attending the TB clinic at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital.
Methodology:
A descriptive cross-sectional study design employing quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection was used to collect data from 100 respondents who were selected using a simple random sampling method. Data was collected through the use of a pretested questionnaire, analyzed manually using a tally sheet, and presented in tables, figures like pie charts, and bar graphs with frequencies and explanatory remarks.
Results:
The majority of the respondents 70(70%) were males and only 30(30%) were females. More than half, 53 (53%) of the respondents belonged to the age group of 31-40 years while only 06(06%) were in the age bracket of 20-30years. Most of the respondents, 45(45%) were Banyoro whilst only 08(08%) were Bakiga. Half of the respondents 50(50%) stated drug side effects as the reason for poor adherence to Anti-TB medications whilst only 7% mentioned other causes like adverse effects. The majority 70(70%) of the respondents revealed that long-distance contributed to poor adherence to Anti-TB medications while the minority 10(10%) of respondents were undecided.
Conclusions:
From this study, it was concluded that the most contributing factors to non-adherence to treatment were; distance to hospital 70 (70%), treatment side effects50 (50%), and feeling better after a short period of treatment 65(65%). Others were being single with no family support and being peasants was associated with low income.
Recommendation:
The City, region, and hospital authority should emphasize community-based outreach to promote interactions between the community and health workers to improve the knowledge about TB and the need to complete TB treatment.
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