Ecologic Model

A. Hypothesis

Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious bacterial disease caused by

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs. It is
transmitted from person to person via droplets from the throat and lungs of
people with the active respiratory disease.

The occurrence and re-occurrence of Tuberculosis has been attributed to the

client’s exposure to PTB carriers, PTB pathogen and his inadherence to his strict
medicinal or therapeutic regimen.

B. Pre-disposing Factors

Host

- Male,
- 24 years old,
- Filipino
- Does not follow proper therapeutic management for PTB

Agent

- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (passed and acquired through respiratory

secretions/droplets which is transmitted through sneezing, coughing, talking
without covering the mouth)

Environment

- Living in the urban area

- possible contact to person with PTB
- a PTB patient before

Ecologic Model
Host

- Male
- 24 Years Old Agent
- Filipino
- Does not follow proper - Mycobacteri
therapeutic management for PTB Environm um
- PTB patient before - entin the urban
Living tuberculosis
area
- possible contact to
person with PTB
C. Interpretation

The Environmental factors shifted to the right (agent), therefore

making the agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis, prevalent to the factors given.
This shift causes an imbalance of health to our client therefore indicating that
he is highly susceptible to be infected with PTB and with the reoccurrence at
that.

D. Analysis

The Agent-Host-Environment Model is primarily used in predicting

illnesses rather than promoting wellness, although identification of risk
factors that result from the interactions of agent, host and environment are
helpful in promoting and maintaining health. Each of the Agent-Host-
Environment factors constantly interacts with others, health is an ever
changing state. Health is seen when all three elements are in balance, while
illness is seen when one or two of the three are not in balance.
(Fundamentals of Nursing, Kozier 8th Ed. 2008)

Tuberculosis is almost always curable if patients are given sufficient

uninterrupted therapy. Despite the treatability of this infection, however,
tuberculosis has proved impossible to eliminate, and the number of drug-
resistant cases has increased. Most experts acknowledge the central role of
patient adherence in these problems, and its importance in efforts to control
the disease. Ensuring the regular intake of drugs to achieve a cure is as
important as making the diagnosis of tuberculosis. (World Health
Organization)