%0 Generic
%A Hermawan, Saputra
%F repository:11486
%I Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka
%T MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENT WITH   THEIR CULTURE CONVERSION STATUS IN KENDARI CITY,   PROVINCE OF SULAWESI TENGGARA, INDONESIA
%U http://repository.uhamka.ac.id/id/eprint/11486/
%X Background: Tuberculosis (TB) conversion is a vital milestone that remains rarely assessed in TB mitigation  programs. Objectives: This study aimed to explain the effects of body mass index (BMI) and housing index   status on TB conversion in a developing country. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 51 TB   patients in the three health centres (Puskesmas) with the highest TB incidences in Kendari City, Southeast   Sulawesi, Indonesia, using data reported in the the first quarterly report of 2008. We used bivariate association   with Fisher’s exact test to review TB conversion determinants. Results: The results indicated that TB occurred   predominantly in men (51%) and people over 40 years old (74,5%). Factors indicating that TB conversion is   associated with both adequate nutrition and housing in TB patients approached significance (RP = 1.0 and p =   0.05). Conclusions: However, housing and nutrition status are rarely considered as determinants of TB   conversion in the assessment of TB outcomes. We suggest increasing sample distribution and introducing other   factors related to healthcare as supply variables for further study.    Keyword: tuberculosis, culture conversion, determinants, Indonesia