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The Relationship Between Body Weight and Recurrence of Bacteriologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at Lampaseh Public Health Center in 2021–2024 Fitria, Nurul; Riska, Cut Putri; Tami, Gisheila Julinda; Hadiyana, Rahmalia; Faradina, Fina
Journal of Social Research Vol. 4 No. 7 (2025): Journal of Social Research
Publisher : International Journal Labs

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55324/josr.v4i7.2592

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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the Gram-positive bacterial infectious agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis which is an obligatory aerobic which generally attacks the lung organs in humans. This disease is transmitted by patients who spread through nuclei droplets that come out when the patient coughs or sneezes. Many new cases of tuberculosis are associated with malnutrition. The tendency to lose weight itself is a result of the symptoms of anorexia experienced by tuberculosis patients. Meanwhile, the inability to gain weight during therapy will be closely related to the risk of disease severity. The study aims to analyze the relationship between weight changes in patients with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis and the recurrence of the disease at the Lampaseh Health Center from 2021 to 2024. This study uses a descriptive observational method with a cross sectional approach. The results show based on weight, the majority experienced weight gain, which amounted to 12 people (86%). Bacteriological confirmed pulmonary TB patients are equal in number between men and women, namely 7 people (50%) each. Age group of people with pulmonary TB. confirmed bacteriological highest in the age group of 40-59 years as many as 7 people (50%). Of all pulmonary TB patients who gained weight, none relapsed (0%). Meanwhile, those who lost weight or remained at a fixed weight and experienced a recurrence after undergoing treatment amounted to 1 person (50%). The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between the weight of patients with bacteriological confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis and the recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis at the Lampaseh Health Center in 2021-2024.
The Relationship between Obesity and the Incidence of Osteoarthritis in the Working Area of the Lampaseh Health Center in 2025 Fitria, Nurul; Riska, Cut Putri
Jurnal Impresi Indonesia Vol. 4 No. 4 (2025): Jurnal Impresi Indonesia
Publisher : Riviera Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58344/jii.v4i4.6417

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Objective: To build public awareness of the importance of maintaining body mass index as the first step in detecting the risk of joint damage and preventing osteoarthritis (OA) cases. Methods: A descriptive observational method with a cross-sectional approach was used in this study. This research was carried out in January-March 2025 using primary and secondary data. The total sample amounted to 41 respondents. Results: The study's results based on the BMI category were obtained from the number of osteoarthritis patients who were obese, as many as 26 people (63.4%). This study shows that osteoarthritis sufferers who are obese, the highest occurs in women, namely 24 people (92.3%), most of them are in the age group of ? 60 years (12 people (46.1%), the majority are housewives, namely 23 people (88%), and most of them have osteoarthritis in the knee joint, which is 22 people (84%).  Conclusion: Most of the osteoarthritis respondents were obese.