Hubungan antara Kontak Erat dengan Anggota Keluarga Kasus Terkonfirmasi dan COVID-19 pada Anak di Puskesmas Panjatan II Kulon Progo

Anggita Bintari Handayaningrum (Medical Undergraduate Programe, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Tubagus Ferdi Fadilah (Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia)

Jurnal Biomedika dan Kesehatan
Vol 5 No 3 (2022)

BackgroundIt is estimated that the positive infection rate of COVID-19 in Indonesia is 4.261.412 cases confirmed. Indonesian Pediatric Society noted that since May 2021, cases of pediatric COVID-19 infection have been rising; it is related to many factors such as host immunity, nutrition, sociodemographics, and close contact. Our research evaluated the closed contact factor with confirmed cases in a family member or household contact and pediatric COVID-19 infection, the incidence of pediatric COVID-19, the association between closed contact with confirmed cases in family members and pediatric COVID-19 infection. MethodsOur research uses the observational analytics method, cohort retrospective design, based on medical records, 242 samples collected, period November 2020-November 2021, with sampling technique consecutive nonrandom sampling; our inclusion criteria are 0-18 years old, have positive or negative antigen swab or RT-PCR, wholly followed up by the health center. ResultsUsing chi-square in SPSS application, our research stated Mother and Father are the main sources of household contact transmission, children 12-18 years old, women sex are the highest number the incidence, statistical result p<0,05. ConclusionsAccordingly, there is an association between closed contact with confirmed cases in family members and pediatric COVID-19 infection.