Level of Non-Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment among TB Patients in Selected Chest Clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya
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Date
2023
Authors
Okello, Osoo Victor
Oteyo, John Samson
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Publisher
IPRJB
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the
levels of non- adherence to tuberculosis treatment
among TB patients in selected chest clinics in
Mombasa County, Kenya.
Methodology: The research adopted correlational
design. The study was conducted in selected three
chest clinics in Mombasa County. All tuberculosis
patients diagnosed with active tuberculosis disease
who are registered and collect their medicines from
selected chest clinics in Mombasa County was the
targeted population. Convenience sampling and
simple random sampling was used. The sample size
involved 200 TB patients. The research adopted
questionnaire which consisted of both open ended
and closed ended questions. The study adopted a
questionnaire in collection of data. The
questionnaire contained both open ended and close
ended questionnaire. The researcher used
descriptive statistics to help in organizing of data
and it would also be helpful in summarizing of data
for ease of making interpretations. Statistical
Package for Social Science version 25 aided in data
analysis. Frequency, percentages and moment was
used in data analysis.
Findings: Data analysis from this study that was
summed and transformed into categories revealed
83% of the respondent’s experienced moderate nonadherence, 12.2% low non-adherence while 4.8%
had high incidences of non-adherence.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and
Policy: Rational Emotive Theory may be used to
anchor future studies relating to levels of nonadherence to TB treatment among TB patients. In
this study, anxiety over the Tb diagnosis would be
the activating agent, patient belief about treatment
and treatment course and Non-adherence the
consequence of the irrational belief. The study
recommended that there is need for patients to be
empowered with information on the importance of
adherence to TB treatment to mitigate incidences of
treatment failure and multidrug resistant
tuberculosis through health education using health
practitioners.
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Keywords
Tuberculosis, Level of Non-Adherence, TB patients, Selected Chest Clinics
Citation
Okello, V. ., & Dr. John Samson Oteyo, D. J. S. O. (2023). Level of Non-Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment among TB Patients in Selected Chest Clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya. International Journal of Psychology, 8(2), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.47604/ijp.1932