Research Article

Improvement of Nutritional Status among Tuberculosis Patients by Channa striata Supplementation: A True Experimental Study in Indonesia

Table 2

Health status among respondents.

EffectAll participants (n = 185)Groupp value
Treatment (n = 94)Control (n = 91)

Allergy0.389
 None108 (58.38)58 (61.70)50 (54.95)
 Mild63 (34.05)38 (29.79)35 (38.46)
 Moderate13 (7.03)8 (8.51)5 (5.49)
 Severe1 (0.54)0 (0.00)1 (1.10)

Rash0.815
 None150 (81.08)75 (79.79)75 (82.42)
 Mild32 (17.30)17 (18.09)15 (16.48)
 Moderate3 (1.62)2 (2.13)1 (1.10)

Inhale nuisance0.518
 None142 (76.76)75 (79.79)67 (73.63)
 Mild30 (16.22)13 (13.83)17 (18.68)
 Moderate12 (6.49)5 (5.32)7 (7.69)
 Severe1 (0.54)1 (1.06)0 (0.00)

Nausea0.635
 None110 (59.46)55 (58.51)55 (60.44)
 Mild58 (31.35)30 (31.91)28 (30.77)
 Moderate10 (5.41)4 (4.26)6 (6.59)
 Severe7 (3.78)5 (5.32)2 (2.20)

Vomiting0.013
 None162 (87.57)78 (82.98)84 (92.31)
 Mild18 (9.73)14 (14.89)4 (4.40)
 Moderate3 (1.62)0 (0.00)3 (3.30)
 Severe2 (1.08)2 (2.13)0 (0.00)

Diarrhea0.351
 None161 (87.03)79 (84.04)82 (90.11)
 Mild23 (12.43)14 (14.89)9 (9.89)
 Moderate1 (0.54)1 (1.06)0 (0.00)

Smoothing inhale0.901
 None32 (17.30)18 (19.15)14 (15.38)
 Mild80 (43.24)40 (42.55)40 (43.96)
 Moderate40 (21.62)19 (20.21)21 (23.08)
 High33 (17.84)17 (18.09)16 (17.58)

Good appetite0.270
 None21 (11.35)11 (11.70)10 (10.99)
 Mild68 (36.76)37 (39.36)31 (34.07)
 Moderate55 (29.73)22 (23.40)33 (36.26)
 High41 (22.16)24 (25.53)17 (18.68)

Values are presented as number (%). Chi-square test. p values compared between the treatment and control groups.