Abstract
The objective of this work was to assess the results of tuberculosis patients treated at Sanam Chaikhet District, Chachoengsao Province by comparing the result of treatment between the Group 1 regimen, i.e., with the assistance of family members or public health volunteers in 141 patients and the Group 2 regimen, with treatment assisted by sub-dis trict personnnel, together with family members or volunteers for 38 patients. The data obtained from the patients’ registration (RorBor. 1K04) and treatment cards were analyzed for the number of patients, means, percentage, and the chi-square test. Of the 179 patients, 66.5 percent were male and 33.5 percent female, aged 10 to 88 years, with the average being 53.3 years. About 91.1 percent were cases of lung TB, of which 73.2 percent were registered as new cases, and 88.3 percent had no history of allergy. The majority (76 percent) of patients received treatment for category I, for which only 35.2 percent of the patients completed the treatment. Successful treatment, as cured patients and completed treatment, was obtained in 64 percent of patients. The results of treatment with the adapted regimen were 81.6 percent cured, 18.0 percent unsuccessful, while those treated with the old regimen showed success in 60 percent of patients and 39.7 percent were unsuccessfully treated. The difference between the two regimens was statistically significant at the level of 0.05.
