DETERMINANT OF TUBERCULOSIS IN ADULT IN THE WORKING AREA OF BOOM BARU PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER OF PALEMBANG

Abstract

Background : Tuberculosis is a disease that is still a health problem in developing countries, including Indonesia. For the city of Palembang, based on data from the City Health Department found that the Health Center New Boom is one contributor to health centers the incidence of TB every year ever. However, there has been no research on the determinants of the incidence of tuberculosis in adults in the working area of Boom Baru Public Health Center of Palembang 2010.

Method : Analytical research using a case control study is included in this research. Sampel required as 24 case and 48 control with the comparison 1:2. After that, data processed and analysed by univariat and bivariate by using Chi-Square test and α= 0,05.

Result : From the results of research known that there was a significant association between age (p-value = 0,031; CI 95%: 1,279<OR< 13,797), education level (p-value = 0,020; CI 95%: 1,367<OR<15,484), family income level (p-value = 0,031; CI 95%: 1,279<OR<13,797), nutrition status (p-value = 0,000; CI 95%: 3,200<OR<37,818), home ventilation (p-value = 0,013; CI 95%: 1,472<OR<12,755), and history of contact transmission (p-value = 0,037; CI 95%: 1,079<OR<33,962) with the occurence tuberculosis in adults. Suggestion of this research that staff of Boom Baru Public Health Center to provide continuously  counseling about a healthy housing, nutritional status and nutritious feeding programs.

Keywords : Determinants, Tuberculosis, Adult, Health Center, Case Control