Level of Exposure of Childhood Tuberculosis with Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Household Contacts
Abstract: Pulmonary
tuberculosis (TB) in children is a neglected global health problem, with an
increasing proportion of TB cases in Indonesia. Children with TB are most often
impacted by TB transmission in the population at large, especially adult TB
that exists in the child’s household. This study aimed to find protective
factors that can keep children healthy despite household adult TB contacts.
This study reports on 132 respondents with a case-control study conducted at
nine referred hospitals and several health centers based on medical records at
Special Region of Yogyakarta Province. The study lasted from January to
December 2014, while the data analysis was used by both of bivariate
(chi-square) and multivariate (multiple logistic regression) analysis. The
study found that healthy houses, especially those with healthy bedrooms and fewer
exposures to adult TB sufferer, influenced by confounder variables, protected
children from TB even though they were exposed to adult TB in their
environment. Longer periods of living together is not a risk factor for
children to contract TB when living with adult TB patients at home. However,
this risk increases with frequent exposure among children to adult TB patients
at home.
Keywords: Children, exposure,
household contact, tuberculosis
Author: Al Asyary, Tris
Eryando, Purwantyastuti, Purnawan Junadi, Carol Clark, Edwin van Teijlingen
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170018
