Risk Factors of Tuberculosis Transmission in Children in Fakfak Hospital, West Papua

Dian Rizky Amelia^*, Lasmauli Situmorang

Abstract

Introduction: The emergence of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic caused tough efforts to control tuberculosis. So the focus of health programs has been shifting the world with the Covid -19 pandemic. These risks increase the number of cases and transmission of tuberculosis. Children are one of the groups that are tend to be suffer from tuberculosis because of their low immunity.Fakfak hospital as a referral health care facility in West Papua has several problems with pediatric tuberculosis cases while primary health care has limited facilities to diagnose tuberculosis in children so there are frequently over-underdiagnosed or unreported cases. Objective: To investigate the risk factors of Tuberculosis Transmission in Children in Fakfak hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional analytic observational study in Fakfak hospital from January 2019 to December 2021. From medical records, samples (N=214) were obtained with purposive sampling that complied with inclusion and exclusion criteria. The analyzed risk factors consist of age, nutritional status, Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccination, contact history with adult tuberculosis patients, and maternal education. Data were analyzed with chi-square test and logistic regression method by SPSS statistic application. The results are significant if p<0.05. Results: There were significant results in nutritional status p=0.000 (p<0.05) (PR 4.95, CI95% 2.30-10.66), BCG vaccination p=0.007 (p<0.05) (PR 3.31, CI95% 1.39-7.89), close contact with tuberculosis patient p=0.000 (p=<0.05) (PR 19.44, CI95% 7.98-47.39), and maternal education p=0.003 (p<0.05) (PR 3.11, CI95% 1.49-6.52). The regression test showed significant results on these four risk factors. Conclusion: Nutritional status, close contact with tuberculosis patients, and maternal education were significant risk factors for the prevalence of pediatric tuberculosis in Fakfak hospital.

Keywords

tuberculosis; risk factor; pediatric

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Amelia, D. R., Situmorang, L. (2022). Risk Factors of Tuberculosis Transmission in Children in Fakfak Hospital, West Papua. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 3| Issue 3: May-Jun 2022, Pages 335-338, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Volume3-Issue3-May-Jun-No.264-335-338.pdf

Volume 3 | Issue 3: May-Jun 2022