CONTACT INVESTIGATION OF TUBERCULOSIS CASE FINDINGS ON CHILDREN WITH INDEX CASES | Zendy

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CONTACT INVESTIGATION OF TUBERCULOSIS CASE FINDINGS ON CHILDREN WITH INDEX CASES

Author(s) -

Erni Rita,

Tria Astika Endah Permatasari,

Ika Kurniaty,

Giri Widagdo

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

indonesian scholars scientific summit taiwan proceeding

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2797-2437

DOI - 10.52162/2.2019100

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , pulmonary tuberculosis , public health , pediatrics , contact tracing , index case , cohort , cohort study , family medicine , nursing , covid-19 , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

Background: The contact investigation of Tuberculosis (TB) case finding constitutes a newgovernment’s policy of year 2016 in Indonesia. The Objective of research is to get description ofContact Investigation in TB case findings on children at Public Health Center in Central Jakarta,Indonesia.Methods: The cohort research design was conducted on pulmonary TB patients of 34 children (ages <14 years) who have household contact as well as close contact with pulmonary TB positive patients atPublic Health Center in Central Jakarta during May-August 2018.Results: from 34 respondents, as many as 73.5% (24 children) lived one household with adultpulmonary TB patients. Children with TB positive was diagnosed from Clinical Symptom are 5,9%that is higher than national Indicator (3-5%).Conclusion: A government’s policy is needed to implement the contact Investigation of TuberculosisCase Findings on Children with Index Cases and used as a model for health workers

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