TY - JOUR
KW - Compliance
KW - Medication
KW - leprosy
KW -  societal stigma
AU - Haerana BT
AU - Mariani 
AU - Sadarang RAI
AU - Emmi Bujawati 
AU - Yudi Adnan 
AU - Nurdiyanah Syarifuddin 
AB - <jats:p>Leprosy is an infectious disease and can cause stigma from society. One thing that is important to do to reduce the stigma felt by leprosy sufferers is to obediently take medication. This study aims to determine the relationship between stigma and adherence to taking medication on covariate variables in leprosy patients in Bone Regency. This quantitative study uses an observational analytical approach and a cross-sectional study. The analysis used was multivariate analysis with a causality model. The number of samples in this study was 92 respondents, taken using simple random sampling. The results of this study show that stigma in leprosy patients in Bone Regency is significantly related (ORa = 1.022, 95% CI = 0.306-3.416) to adherence to taking medication, which means 1.022 times more likely to experience non-adherence in taking medication, controlling for gender and side effects of medication.  There needs to be preventive efforts through early detection and health education related to leprosy given to patients, the patient's family, and the community, so that it can reduce the stigma experienced by patients and increase compliance with taking medication.
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BT - Window of Health : Jurnal Kesehatan
DO - 10.33096/woh.v8i2.2604
IS - 2
LA - eng
M3 - Research Article
N2 - <jats:p>Leprosy is an infectious disease and can cause stigma from society. One thing that is important to do to reduce the stigma felt by leprosy sufferers is to obediently take medication. This study aims to determine the relationship between stigma and adherence to taking medication on covariate variables in leprosy patients in Bone Regency. This quantitative study uses an observational analytical approach and a cross-sectional study. The analysis used was multivariate analysis with a causality model. The number of samples in this study was 92 respondents, taken using simple random sampling. The results of this study show that stigma in leprosy patients in Bone Regency is significantly related (ORa = 1.022, 95% CI = 0.306-3.416) to adherence to taking medication, which means 1.022 times more likely to experience non-adherence in taking medication, controlling for gender and side effects of medication.  There needs to be preventive efforts through early detection and health education related to leprosy given to patients, the patient's family, and the community, so that it can reduce the stigma experienced by patients and increase compliance with taking medication.
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PB - Universitas Muslim Indonesia
PY - 2025
SP - 145
EP - 156
T2 - Window of Health : Jurnal Kesehatan
TI - Data-Based Evidence on the Causality Model of Social Stigma on Medication Compliance in Leprosy Patients in Bone District, Indonesia
UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391342031_Data-Based_Evidence_on_the_Causality_Model_of_Social_Stigma_on_Medication_Compliance_in_Leprosy_Patients_in_Bone_District_Indonesia/link/6813387fbd3f1930dd694b24/download?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZ
VL - 8
SN - 2614-5375
ER -