FAKTOR RESIKO KEJADIAN TUBERKULOSIS PARU DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS TIAKAR KOTA PAYAKUMBUH

Abstract

Tuberculosis disease is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and pulmonary TB disease is still a public health problem that needs to be watched out for. The number of new TB cases in Indonesia in 2019 was 845.000 cases and in West Sumatra, Payakumbuh City was in the top five with 180 cases and Tiakar Community Health Center was in the third highest number of TB cases in Payakumbuh City in 2020. The purpose of study was to determine the risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis in the working area of the Tikar Public Health Center, Payakumbuh City. This research method is observational analytic with case control study design. The sample amounted to 62 consisting of 31 case samples and 31 control samples. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed by univariate and bivariate with chi-square test. The results of the study show that the risk factors associated with pulmonary TB disease are the habit of defecating indiscriminately (p -value 0.002 and OR 3.870), smoking habit (p-value 0.001 and OR 0.139), habit of opening windows (p-value 0.000 and OR 14.950), and occupancy density (p-value 0.000 and OR 11.979). The conclusion is that the habit of excreting phlegm carelessly, smoking habits, the habit of opening windows, and residential density are risk factors associated with tuberculosis. It is recommended to the public to apply more healthy living behavior and increase awareness by paying attention to the factors that cause pulmonary TB.