Phenomology Study of High Numbers of Multi Drug Resistant(MDR) Patients in Makassar City Post COVID-19 Pandemic,South Sulawesi Province Indonesia

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is one of the ten main causes of death in the world. Indonesia is the country with the second highest number of TB sufferers in the world. The aim of this research is to identify the factors causing the high number of Tuberculosis sufferers after the Covid-19 pandemic in the city of Makassar. The research method used is qualitative research with a phenomological study approach. The sample in this study was resistant tuberculosis (MDR) sufferers in several community health centers in Makassar City. The number of samples was 3 MDR sufferers for each Puskesmas sample. Sampling was random sampling based on data obtained from the Makassar City Health Center. Data processing was carried out through in-depth analysis and the triangulation method between researchers, families and patients suffering from tuberculosis. Research findings include fear of Covid-19 screening, stigma of “untreated” death in Covid-19 sufferers, low motivation to recover, discontinuation of treatment, and immunological diseases. Recommendations from the research results are motivation, preventing interruption of treatment regimens, handling comorbid diseases, and increasing maximum nutrition.