Open AccessThe Relationship Between Malnutrition and Tuberculosis (TB) At The Age Group More Than 18 Years Old In Indonesia (Analysis Of The Basic Health Research 2018)
Author(s) -
Kristina Tobing,
Olwin Nainggolan,
Faika Rachmawati,
Helper Sahat P Manalu,
Ratna Dilliana Sagala,
Ina Kusrini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of innovation, creativity and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2201-1323
pISSN - 2201-1315
DOI - 10.53333/ijicc2013/15941
Subject(s) - underweight , overweight , medicine , body mass index , obesity , malnutrition , confounding , tuberculosis , population , demography , residence , environmental health , gerontology , pediatrics , pathology , sociology
The study aimed to determine the relationship between nutritional status based on Body Mass Index (BMI) and Tuberculosis (TB) in the age group >18 years. This study further analyzes the 2018 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas 2018), a cross-sectional study conducted in all city districts in 34 provinces of Indonesia. Unit samples of this study are population-based in the age group >18 years. The determination of having had TB is if the respondent answered yes to the question: "Has a doctor ever been diagnosed with TB by a period of ≤1 year". Nutritional status based on BMI value by calculating height per body weight. Nutritional status was classified as: underweight: BMI 18 years.