Open AccessCONTACT 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 scholar 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