<![CDATA[Objective: To know profile of pregnant women with tuberculosis
at PPTI Baladewa polyclinic Jakarta, to evaluate impacts of tuberculosis
medicinal treatment on pregnancy and to know the obstacles
of pregnant women to look for tuberculosis treatment.
Methods: Subjects were all pregnant women with tuberculosis
and received tuberculosis treatment at polyclinic of PPTI Baladewa
from January 2006 - December 2007. We reviewed medical record
and did home visitation to fill questioners.
Results: All subjects were in reproductive age and most of all
were low socio-economic group. Pulmonary tuberculosis was found
in 88.2% cases and Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in 11.8% cases.
We found 29.4% relapse cases and 11.8% multi-drug resistance.
Sputum examination with a smear positive for acid fast-bacillus was
found in 52.9% cases. There was abnormality for all chest x-rays.
The third most frequently symptoms were cough more than two
weeks (88.2%), weight loss (88.2%) and anorexia (82.4%). Average
time for the patients to look for treatment was 50.71 ± 31.2 days.
The patients need more time because most of the symptoms are also
present in pregnancy, the patients know absolutely nothing about
TB and healthcare provider didnât examine carefully. Treatment for
the patients was given immediately without considering the gestational
age.
Conclusion: No harmful effect was observed for neonates even
if the drugs were given in the first trimester of pregnancy.
[Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2009;33-4:210-5]
Keywords: profile, pregnancy, tuberculosis]]>
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