Study on Therapeutic Dropout Rates of a Pediatric Population in South-Eastern Central Europe, Dependent on Individual Particularities

Abstract

Specialized studies conducted in the last decade have shown that the therapeutic success of specific treatment with tuberculostatic drugs, along with the decrease in the risk of relapse are elements that can only be achieved by increasing patients’ adherence to treatment. This is of paramount importance, especially for pediatric populations, as they are subject to a higher rate of therapeutic dropout, dependent on a number of individual particularities (from socio-demographic characteristics, to the incidence of depressive disorders, to pathological personal history, etc.). When we talk about patient behavior, we refer to how he/she complies with the specialist’s recommendation regarding: medication administration; following a diet; lifestyle changes.