Case study of Factors Causing Lost to Follow Up of HIV Patients in Antiretroviral Treatment at Kencong Public Health Center, Jember, East Java

Hikmah, Faiqatul and Anggraeni, Septianingtyas Risti and Notobroto, Hari Basuki and Rachmawati, Ervina and Nurmawati, Ida (2020) Case study of Factors Causing Lost to Follow Up of HIV Patients in Antiretroviral Treatment at Kencong Public Health Center, Jember, East Java. International Proceedings The 2nd ISMoHIM 2020.

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Abstract

The key to the success of HIV / AIDS treatment is ARV therapy. Continuous therapy can inhibit the spread of HIV infection in the body and improve the quality of life of patients. Lost to follow-up is the absence patient to return to the VCT clinic according to the date of the drug agreement and consultation. The Kencong Public Health Center found a problem regarding lost to follow up (LTFU). The purpose of this research was to analyze the factors that can cause loss to follow up antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in HIV patients in Kencong Health Center. The type of this research was qualitative, and this research used six patients. The results of this research that the knowledge of patients is still lacking, especially the way of virus transmission and the side effects caused and the location of the HIV in the body, meanwhile scheduling knowledge of patients is excellent. Respondents have a positive attitude towards ARV treatment. The book uses to record the patient’s visit data has been deemed capable of controlling the arrival of the patient. There are still many patients who don’t carry a patient card when they want to take medicine. Counselors and doctors have provided the best motivation during the counseling process

Item Type: Article
Subjects: 340 - Rumpun Ilmu Kesehatan > 350 - Ilmu Kesehatan Umum > 351 - Kesehatan Masyarakat
340 - Rumpun Ilmu Kesehatan > 350 - Ilmu Kesehatan Umum > 355 - Epidemiologi
340 - Rumpun Ilmu Kesehatan > 350 - Ilmu Kesehatan Umum > 357 - Promosi Kesehatan
Divisions: Jurusan Kesehatan > Prodi D4 Promosi Kesehatan > Publikasi
Depositing User: Dr FAIQATUL HIKMAH
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2023 03:51
Last Modified: 24 Mar 2023 03:51
URI: https://sipora.polije.ac.id/id/eprint/21025

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