PENGARUH TERAPI ANTITUBERKULOSIS TERHADAP STATUS GIZI PENDERITA TUBERKULOSIS ANAK Di UPTD Puskesmas Panekan Magetan

ABSTRACT
THE EFFECT OF ANTITUBERCULOSIS THERAPY ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILD TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS

At UPTD Panekan Health Center

CANDRA DEWI
Bachelor of Nursing Study Program, Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo,
Ponorogo, East Java, Indonesia
myvifa86@gmail.com

Child TB sufferers are at risk of experiencing malnutrition because the absorption of nutrients is disrupted due to the body's mechanisms for fighting infection. With standard TB treatment, TB germs can be deactivated, children will recover from infection and show improved nutritional status. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of antituberculosis therapy on the nutritional status of pediatric tuberculosis sufferers at the UPTD Panekan Health Center, Magetan.
This research uses quantitative observational analytical methods with a retrospective approach. The population of this study was 64 pediatric TB patients. Using purposive sampling technique, a sample of 43 respondents was obtained. The research instrument used medical records and calculated nutritional status using the Anthropometric Calculator application (Based on WHO Growth Charts 2007 & IAP Growth Chart 2015). The statistical test used is the Wilcoxon Signed Test.
From the research results, it was found that before receiving OAT, the majority of respondents showed poor nutritional status, namely 19 respondents (44.2%), it was also found that 10 respondents (23.3%) had normal nutritional status and 1 respondent (2.3%) had more nutritional status. After receiving OAT, the majority of respondents showed normal nutritional status, 32 respondents (74.4%), there was still 1 respondent (2.3%) with very poor nutritional status and 6 respondents (14%) with poor nutritional status. Based on the results of the Wilcoxon Signed Test, it was found that p-value=0.000 and α≤0.05 means that there is an influence between antituberculosis therapy on the nutritional status of pediatric TB sufferers.
Giving OAT has a positive effect on improving nutrition, however the severity at diagnosis has an impact on the child's nutritional status. TB cases that are discovered early do not result in worsening nutritional status, therefore early detection of TB in children with failure to thrive is a crucial factor in preventing malnutrition in children.
Keywords: OAT, Nutritional Status, Childhood Tuberculosis.