The Factors That Affect the Occurrence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) Disease in the Health Center Serang City, Indonesia on 2021

Abstract

Background/Aim: Currently, tuberculosis is still a health problem in Serang sub-district, Serang city. Pulmonary TB disease is influenced by several factors. Factors related to pulmonary TB include age, gender, income, nutritional status, education, and BCG immunization status. This study aims to find out the factors that affect the occurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease in the Health Center of Serang City on 2021 including age, gender, income, education, nutritional status, and BCG immunization status Method: This study used a case-control study design. The study sample was all lung TB sufferers who sought treatment at five health centers in Serang sub-district, Serang city that were registered on medical records until September 2021 and as a control were healthy people at the place where the study was conducted. Data collection using questionnaires. Data analysis is done with univariate analysis (frequency distribution), bivariate analysis with Chi Square test, and multivariate analysis with logistic regression test. Results: The total samples in this study were 240 people with variables risk factor pulmonary TB incidence were income < IDR 3.8 million/month (OR= 7.6), Age 15-65 years old (OR= 4.4), and BCG immunization status No (OR= 3.3). Conclusions: the factors that affect the incidence of pulmonary TB in the Health Center in Serang sub-district, Serang city, are income < IDR 3.8 million/month, age 15-65 years old, and immunization status. Keywords: Pulmonary TB, TB risk factor, income, age, BCG immunization.