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Tuberculosis is a disease of global concern. By 2015 six countries contributing to 60% of the global total are India, Indonesia, China, Nigeria, Pakistan and South Africa. China, India and Indonesia alone accounted for 45% of cases in the world.The World Health Organization (WHO)has recommended the Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse (DOTS) strategy for TB control by involving Drug Supervisors (PMO). It aims to achieve patient recovery, prevent transmission, and avoid drug resistant cases. This study aims to determine the relation between the roles of treatment observers (PMO) with the success of tuberculosis treatment at community health center of Johar Baru Central Jakarta in 2016.This research was conducted by Cross-Sectional non-experimental quantitative method. Population and sample are the patient of adult pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis at community health center of Johar Baru Central Jakarta in 2016. Samples are selected by using Simple Random Sampling. The data were collected by interview using questionnaire. Data analysis using SPSS with Chi-Square test.There were 45 respondents (80,4%) succeed in TB treatment and respondent with PMO roles category were 40 (71,4%). Result of statistical test using Chi-Square test obtained P value = 1,000 (> 0,05).There is no relation between the roles of treatment observers (PMO) with the success of tuberculosis treatment at community health center of Johar Baru Central Jakarta in 2016.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by the group of Mycobacterium bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There are six countries with the highest number of TB incidents in the world, including Indonesia with a prevalence of 1,020 per 100,000 inhabitants located second after India. Based on the results of monitoring and evaluation of Tuberculosis External Monitoring Mission Team in 2008, the success of treatment is still low. Many factors that influence the success of tuberculosis treatment one of them is the level of knowledge. This study aims to see and prove whether there is a relationship of knowledge level to the success of treatment in patients with tuberculosis and done cross-sectional. The result of the research shows that there are 45 respondents (80,4%) and the knowledge level of the respondent has good knowledge, 22 people (39,3%) from 56 samples. From the results of statistical tests using Chi-Square test obtained P value> 0.05 is 0.069.