Housing Conditions and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence: A Case Control Study

Abstract

Introduction: The risk factors for pulmonary TB include environmental factors, especially the home environment. This study aimed to determine the risk of house conditions including ventilation, temperature, type of floor, and type of wall on the incidence of pulmonary TB. Methodology: This research was a quantitative study with a case-control design involving a sample of 78 respondents with a ratio of 1:1 to see the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable using Odds ratio test. The independent variables were ventilation, room temperature, type of house floor, and type of house wall. The dependent variable was the incidence of pulmonary TB. Results: Most of the respondents in the case group had houses that did not meet the requirements for temperature (28, 71.8%), floors (22, 56.4%), and walls (26, 66.7%). In the control group, 24 (61.5%) houses had ventilation that met the requirements, 26 (66.7%) qualified for temperature, 36 (92.3%) for house floors, and 28 were eligible for walls (71.8%). Respondents living in a house with ventilation, temperature, floor, and walls that do not meet the requirements have four, five, nine, and five times higher risk of suffering from pulmonary TB, respectively. Conclusion: Residential environments such as inadequate ventilation, humid house temperature, and damp floor and wall conditions are risk factorsfor pulmonary tuberculosis in the Pakuan Baru Health Center, Jambi City working area.

Keywords

• Keywords: Pulmonary tuberculosis, Temperature, Type of floor, Type of wall, Ventilation.