Epidemiological Journal of Indonesia
Vol 3 No 2 (2024): Epidemiological Journal of Indonesia

RISK FACTORS OF HOUSING CONDITIONS ON THE TRANSMISSION OF BTA POSITIVE PULMONARY TB DISEASE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER KEMARAYA KENDARI

masrin, idham (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2024

Abstract

Background: TB is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. The research aims to analyze the risk factors for the incidence of pulmonary TB at the Kemaraya Kendari Community Health Center. Methods: This study used an observational analytic with a case control design. The sample used was 80 respondents with a total sampling technique.Data was collected through interviews and observations, lighting was measured using a luxmeter. Data were analyzed univariately, bivariately using chisquare, and mutivariately using multiple logistic regression. Results: The data will be analyzed using the chi-square test with the results showing that there is a significant relationship between length of contact (pvalue = 0.004), lighting (p-value = 0.0005) and bedroom (p-value = 0.0005). While the variable that has no significant relationship is gender (p-value = 0.896). Conclusion: Insidence of TB was related to length of contact, lighting, and bedroom.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eji

Publisher

Subject

Environmental Science Public Health

Description

The Epidemiological Journal of Indonesia is one of the premier epidemiologic journals dedicated to the publication of empirical research findings, opinion pieces, and methodological developments in the field of epidemiologic research. It was first published on the last of October 2022 and that will ...