Effects of supplementary feeding (PMT) Milk to increase Nutritional Status of Tuberculosis Patients in Kediri Public Health Center

^Authors: Suhariono¹, R. Azizah²

^1&2Department of Enviromental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia

Email: harionow@gmail.com (Corresponding Author), azizah@fkm.unair.ac.id

 Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infection of lung disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis which is still a major public health problem. Tuberculosis patients often experience anorexia, weight loss and general malnutrition. In West Lombok district, additional milk has been proven has not been proven effective in improving the nutritional status of tuberculosis patients. This study used a pre-experimental design conducted in Kediri Public Health Center, involving 16 respondents as tuberculosis patients with body mass index (BMI) <18.5. Data was collected by interview using questionnaire and observation sheet then given intervensions and then analyzed by using Wilxocon Signed Rank Test statistic with significance level p ≤ 0,05. The results showed an increase in body mass index after supplemental feeding. For the government is increasing the cost to get milk and public health center to manage milk distribution for tuberculosis patients. Based on the results of the above research, the addition of additional milk has been shown to be very effective in improving the nutritional status of tuberculosis patients.

Keywords:  Tuberculosis, Milk effects, supplementary feeding, Nutritional Status

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