Epidemiology of Child Tuberculosis (A Cross-Sectional Study at Pulmonary Health Center Semarang City, Indonesia)

3rd International Conference on Tropical and Coastal Region Eco Development 2017

地球科学;生态环境科学

Saraswati, L.D.^1 ; Ginandjar, P.^1 ; Widjanarko, B.^1 ; Puspitasari, R.A.^2

Faculty of Public Health, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedharto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang

50275, Indonesia^1

District Health Office Semarang, Jl. Pandanaran No.79, Mugasari, Semarang

50249, Indonesia^2

关键词: children;    Cross-sectional study;    Direct observations;    Mycobacterium tuberculosis;    Observational study;    Population densities;    smoker;    tuberculosis;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/116/1/012081/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/116/1/012081

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an acid-resistant bacterium that caused tuberculosis. The children might suffer tuberculosis by direct transmission of adult smear positive. The analytic observational study with a cross sectional was conducted. Samples were pediatric patients from January 2015 until December 2016. The 344 subject as total sampling were included as samples. Data were obtained through interviews and direct observations then analyzed with Chi-Square method. The results of these study were the majority of subjects were 3 years old (51.7%), the majority were female (55.2%), already immunized BCG (82.6%), and had moderate nutritional status (40.7%). More than half subjects had no contact with adult smear positive (64.5%). Most of subject had house population density ≥ 8m2per person (99.4%), the level of humidity 40-70% (99.4%), the presence of ventilation 10% from floor area (75.6%), and all the composition of the floor made from tiles. In contrary, the lighting levels were not qualified