Relationship Analysis of Risk Factors Concerning the Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children at Panti Abdi Dharma Hospital, Cirebon, Indonesia

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https://doi.org/10.35898/ghmj-82s1228

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Risk factors, Relationship analysis, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Child health

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis germ. The germs are spread from people with TB through the air. Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis germs and 11% are children.

Aims: To analyze the association of risk factors that most influence the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in children at Panti Abdi Dharma Hospital, Cirebon City in 2024.

Methods: Using a cross sectional analytical observational approach, systematic sampling technique on 138 respondents using bivariate analysis (chi-square) and multivariate analysis (logistic regression).

Results: The results showed that risk factors associated with the incidence of tuberculosis in children were age (P-value 0.002), gender (P-value 0.027), father's education (P-value 0.032) and parents' socioeconomic status (P-value 0.001). The risk factor that most influenced the incidence of tuberculosis was parents' socioeconomic status (Exp(B) value 3.798).

Conclusion: In the 10 risk factors studied, 4 risk factors were found to have an association with the incidence of tuberculosis in children, namely child age, child gender, father's education, and parents' socioeconomic status. The most influential risk factor in this study was parents' socioeconomic status.

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Author Biographies

  • Annisa Shintya Pratama, S.Ked, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati, Indonesia

    A student of the medical profession program at RSUD Waled Cirebon, Indonesia 2024-2026. She is very interested in research on pediatrics and public health. She is also interested in local and international organizations such as the Asian Medical Students Association, which she joined during her 3 years of medical school.

  • dr. Defa Rahmatun Nisaa, Sp.A., M.Kes., Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati, Indonesia

    A pediatrician in Cirebon city and a researcher in the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati, Cirebon, Indonesia. She obtained her specialist degree as well as a Master's degree in Pediatrics from Padjajaran University, Bandung, Indonesia. She currently works as a lecturer at Swadaya Gunung Jati University and practices as a pediatrician at Cahaya Bunda Hospital and Panti Abdi Dharma Hospital in Cirebon.

  • Dr. Nanang Ruhyana, SKM., MH, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati, Indonesia

    A Head of the Secretariat of the Cirebon district agriculture office and a researcher at the Public Health Science Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Swadaya Gunung Jati University, Cirebon, Indonesia. He obtained his Master's degree in Health Law in Cirebon, Indonesia and Master's degree in Health Management in Jakarta, Indonesia. He also obtained his doctorate in Health Law at Unissula, Semarang, Indonesia. He is currently working as a lecturer at Swadaya Gunung Jati University and Head of the Secretariat of the Cirebon Regency Agriculture Office.

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Published

2025-08-15

How to Cite

Pratama, A. S., Nisaa, D. R., & Ruhyana, N. (2025). Relationship Analysis of Risk Factors Concerning the Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children at Panti Abdi Dharma Hospital, Cirebon, Indonesia. GHMJ (Global Health Management Journal), 8(2s), 293–303. https://doi.org/10.35898/ghmj-82s1228

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