The Relationship of Age, Occupation and Smoking Behavior On Pulmonary Tuberculosis In The North Aceh, Indonesia

Pulmonary tuberculosis is the most significant health problem in the world. WHO mentioned that about 8.7 million people infected with pulmonary TB and 1.4 million people died. Indonesia is ranked as the fourth most patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the world. The prevalence of pulmonary TB cases with BTA (+) in Aceh in 2012 was 96 people per 100,000 population. Pulmonary TB is closely related to socio-demographic factors, nutritional status, occupation, low body resistance and smoking behavior that leads to decreased lung physiological function. This study aimed to analyze various factors that cause an increase in cases of pulmonary TB in the North Aceh District in 2017. A cross-sectional study conducted at Cut Meutia Hospital in North Aceh Regency. A total of 76 TB patients were interviewed through a structured questionnaire using consecutive sampling techniques. Microscopic laboratory data are taken from the patient medical record. Chi-square test used to evaluate the association of selected socio-demographic factors (age, occupation, smoking behavior) and TB cases. Positive smear microscopy and negative smears are 28,9% and 71,1% of patients, respectively. In the Chi-Square test (α=5%), the factors related to pulmonary TB incidence in North Aceh regency was only smoking behavior (p= 0,00).