Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health
Vol. 5 No. 4 (2020)

Contribution of Smoking to Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence in Bandung, Indonesia

Raspati Cundarani Koesoemadinata (Research Center for Care and Control of Infectious Disease, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia. Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Indone)
Panji Fortuna Hadisoemarto (Research Center for Care and Control of Infectious Disease, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia)
Manik Intan Gumilang (Undergraduate Programme, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia)
Ida Parwati Santoso (Research Center for Care and Control of Infectious Disease, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia. Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/ Dr Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia.)
Bachti Alisjahbana (Research Center for Care and Control of Infectious Disease, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/ Dr Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Oct 2020

Abstract

Background: Primary data reporting the contribution of smoking to tuberculosis (TB) incidence in Indonesia are scarce. This study aimed to estimate the effect of smoking on TB incidence and the risk of tuberculosis attribut

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jepublichealth

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Public Health

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Background: Increased blood pressure for a long time can increase the risk of kidney failure, co­ronary heart disease, brain damage, and other di­seases. In 2019, it is estimated that hyper­tens­ion is experienced by 1.13 billion people in the world with most (two thirds) living in low and ...