August 11, 2025

Risk Factors for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Regional Technical Implementation Unit of the Kalibobo Health Center

Key Points

Age, education, treatment history, treatment outcomes, and smoking status significantly increase pulmonary tuberculosis risk.
The strongest risk factors were treatment history (RP=1.653) and treatment outcomes (RP=1.658) among the sampled population.
This analysis employed a cross-sectional approach and chi-square tests on data collected from TIS 2024.
Identifying these risk factors may help in developing focused preventive strategies for patients at health facilities.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between various risk factors and the incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis at the Kalibobo Health Center. This study uses an analytical method with a cross-sectional approach. A total of 92 people were sampled using purposive sampling technique. The data was obtained from the secondary data of TIS 2024. Data analyzed by chi-square and prevalence ratio tests. The results showed that the factors of age (0.030), education (0.032), treatment history (0.010), treatment outcome (0.001), and smoking status (0.024) were significant to the incidence of Pulmonary TB. Meanwhile, gender (0.411), distance to health facilities (0.844), HIV status (1,000), and diabetes status (0.976) were not significant to the incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Pulmonary TB). Factors that have a greater risk of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Pulmonary TB) are age (RP=1.393), education (RP=1.411), treatment history (RP=1.653), treatment outcomes (RP=1.658) and smoking status (RP=1.412).

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