Nutritional Status, Family Support and Dietary Habit among Tuberculosis Patients: An Overview

Abstract

Objectives: This research aimed at identifying Nutritional Status, Family Support and Dietary Habit among
Tuberculosis Patients
Method: A cross-sectional study was set up as a method. In selecting the subjects, purposive sampling was
used by referring to the set inclusive criterion, which was that the patients were in the intensive phase. To
end up, as many as 38 patients diagnosed with tuberculosis were recruited as the respondents. Chi-square
test was used for data analysis of this current research.
Results: The majority of the respondents were reportedly equipped with abnormal nutritional status by
signifying 52.6%. Meanwhile, the rest 18 participants, signifying 47.4%, had shown normal nutritional
status. More than half of the whole respondents (52.6%) had normal nutritional status, while the rest
(47.4%) of whom showed abnormal condition. Both of the groups of respondents, with regular and abnormal
nutritional statuses, received poor familial support, with 61.1% (11 respondents) in the former and 60% (12
respondents) in the latter.
Conclusion: More than half of the whole respondents had normal nutritional status. More than half of the
respondents with good dietary habit had normal nutritional status. Both of the groups of respondents, with
regular and abnormal nutritional statuses, received poor familial support