Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) which is transmitted through the air or by ingesting infected milk or meat (bovine Tb). It is major public health problem worldwide. The study sought to determine factors contributing to patient defaulting to tuberculosis treatment in Nakuru East and West Sub-Counties, Nakuru County. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional study design. The target populations were patients who had defaulted TB treatment in various health facilities of Nakuru East and West Sub-Counties, Nakuru County. They were estimated to be 70 clients according to District Health Information System, 2015. The study utilized convenient sampling method to access the respondents among the traced TB defaulters. Interview schedule was used as data collection tool. Data collected was analyzed by use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 and presented by use of tables. The study result found that majority of the respondents was male 38 (90.5%) while the minority was female 4 (4%). Counseling services to were; 7 (16.7%) only counseled during the first visit for treatment, 17 (40.5%) on each visit, 13 (31%) once a while 5 (11.9%) were never counseled 26 (61.9%) of the respondents were casual laborers, 3 (7.1%) were self-employed, 3 (7.1%) were employed and 7 (16.7%) were dependants and that 2 (9.5%) of the respondents believed that TB can be cured using traditional medicine while 40 (90.5%) did not belief that. The study recommends that health education should be intensified within the communities, focusing on all the TB patients to be intensified, particularly at the beginning of treatment, with reinforcement at each visit using the local language. This intensification should be comprehensive to include duration of treatment, possible side effects and how to deal with them, consequences of not completing TB treatment and the dangers of using traditional medicines during TB treatment.
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Tuberculosis Treatment, Defaulting, Compliance, Contributing Factors
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abstract = {Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) which is transmitted through the air or by ingesting infected milk or meat (bovine Tb). It is major public health problem worldwide. The study sought to determine factors contributing to patient defaulting to tuberculosis treatment in Nakuru East and West Sub-Counties, Nakuru County. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional study design. The target populations were patients who had defaulted TB treatment in various health facilities of Nakuru East and West Sub-Counties, Nakuru County. They were estimated to be 70 clients according to District Health Information System, 2015. The study utilized convenient sampling method to access the respondents among the traced TB defaulters. Interview schedule was used as data collection tool. Data collected was analyzed by use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 and presented by use of tables. The study result found that majority of the respondents was male 38 (90.5%) while the minority was female 4 (4%). Counseling services to were; 7 (16.7%) only counseled during the first visit for treatment, 17 (40.5%) on each visit, 13 (31%) once a while 5 (11.9%) were never counseled 26 (61.9%) of the respondents were casual laborers, 3 (7.1%) were self-employed, 3 (7.1%) were employed and 7 (16.7%) were dependants and that 2 (9.5%) of the respondents believed that TB can be cured using traditional medicine while 40 (90.5%) did not belief that. The study recommends that health education should be intensified within the communities, focusing on all the TB patients to be intensified, particularly at the beginning of treatment, with reinforcement at each visit using the local language. This intensification should be comprehensive to include duration of treatment, possible side effects and how to deal with them, consequences of not completing TB treatment and the dangers of using traditional medicines during TB treatment.},
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