<![CDATA[The burden of Tuberculosis in children cases in the world is unknown due to the lack of diagnostic tools that are "child friendly" and the inadequacy of recording and reporting systems. TB findings in East Java province is second only to west java and the highest number of cases is in Surabaya. The purpose of this study was to analyse the relationship between history of ISTC training with the discovery of TB suspected Children. This research was done with case control design. The case samples were 14 doctors who found suspected TB in children and control sample that was 56 doctors which did not find suspected TB in children. Sampling technique was simple random sampling. Data analysis using Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% CI. The results of the analysis showed that OR value = 5.222 (95% CI 1.470 <OR <18.546). Which means the history of participation or had received training on TB DOTS / ISTC program from independent practice doctor have the chance to find suspected TB Children 5.222 times higher than doctors who have never attended or received any training on the TB DOTS/ISTC program. Suggestions are submitted to the department of health or primary health care to provide training of TB DOTS program to the doctors in the area of ââSurabaya and cooperate with independent practicing physicians especially in recording and reporting in order to improve case finding, the coverage of TB in children treatment is increasing.
Keywords: History of ISTC training, physician practice, TB children]]>
