FACTORS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS SUBJECTS TREATED WITH ANTI-

TUBERCULOSIS
Tien Zubaidah*1, Lenie Marlinae, RatnaSetyaningrum2, Muhamad Ratodi3

1
Banjarmasin Polytechnic of Health
2
Lambung Mangkurat University
3
State Islamic University of Sunan Ampel
*Correspondence Author. Phone: +6281251750605, E-mail: arrasyid.hanif@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Introduction: Pulmonary tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease that is closely related to
the environment and human behavior. To stop pulmonary tuberculosis, factors of tuberculosis
subjects treated with anti-tuberculosis are important.
Objective: Therefore, we extent analysis the 2013 Riskesdas data to determine factors of
pulmonary tuberculosis subjects treated with anti-tuberculosis
Methods: This study uses a non reactive approach or unobtrusive study method, a study that does
not require a response or active participation from the subjects because they are part of
Riskesdas 2013 studies. Further analysis of this study completely follow the Riskesdas 2013
population and sample frame. In this analysis, subject treated with anti-tuberculosis was the
dependent variable, while the independent variables with characteristics of subjects (age,
gender, and education level), socio-economic status and residential classification. Logistic
regression was used to identify factors associated with the use of anti-tuberculosis.
Results: This extended analysis showed that male subjects with age of 35 untill 44 years, low
education, consider poorin economy and live in urban area more common in subjects treated
with anti-tuberculosis.
Conclusion: Thus characteristics of subjects (age, gender, and education level), socio-economic
status and residential classification are the factors of subjects treated with anti-tuberculosis in
Indonesia.
Keywords: Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Anti-Tuberculosis, Associated factors