ANALYSIS OF KNOWLEDGE ON COMPLIANCE WITH MEDICATION IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a disease that can cause sufferers to experience an increase in blood glucose levels in their body. Diabetes mellitus that progresses over time can cause complications in several body organs such as blood vessels, heart, kidneys, eyes and nerves. The diabetes mellitus that is most often found in Indonesia is diabetes mellitus where the body is unable to produce enough insulin in the body. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge and medication adherence in diabetes mellitus patients at the BTN Antar Community Health Center. This type of research is quantitative with a cross sectional research design. The population in this study were 30 diabetes mellitus patients at the community health center. The samples taken used a total sampling of 30 samples. The data obtained in this study was processed using the Fisher Exact Test statistical test. The results of this study show that knowledge (63.3%) with a p value = 0.01. This shows that the p value < = 0.05 from the research results can be concluded that there is a relationship between knowledge and adherence to taking medication. Based on this research it can be concluded that patients with good knowledge influence adherence to taking medication even though there are some patients with good knowledge who do not adhere to taking medication. drug.