GAMBARAN SANITASI LINGKUNGAN TERHADAP KEJADIAN TB PARU DI KELURAHAN PISANGAN TIMUR

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which usually lives in humid places. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of environmental sanitation on the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in the Pisangan Timur Village. This research is an analytical observational study using a case control study design, namely to determine the relationship between the physical environment of the house and the incidence of pulmonary TB. From the results of research on 55 respondents in the area of RW 015, Pisangan Timur Village, it shows that the results of statistical tests obtained a P value of 0.3 meaning P value > 0.5. So it can be concluded that there is no relationship between environmental sanitation and the incidence of TB in RW 015, Pisangan Timur Village.