TB Research

Tuberculosis in HIV-AIDS patients in Dr. Soetomo general academic hospital Surabaya 2019-2020

Nur Arifah Ardiyanti, Ibam Bramantono, Resti Yudhawati Meliana

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2022-11

Abstract

<em>Human Immunodeficiency Virus</em> (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system. Of the many opportunistic infections, <em>tuberculosis</em> (TB) was ranked the most. In 2019, out of 1.4 million TB patients who died 208,000 people were living with HIV. Aims: Knowing the data on the diagnosis of TB in HIV-AIDS patients in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital in 2019-2020 and the relationship between the patient's length of stay and risk factors. Methods: This type of research is a descriptive study with a total sample of 293 patients using secondary data from medical records at Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital. Data analysis using the likelihood ratio test. Results: The number of patients was 293 with males gender (76%). Maximum age is &gt;35 years (57.68%). A total of 174 patients (59%) graduated from high school and 68% of patients worked. 139 patients (47.5%) were married, with the most factor being vaginal sex at risk (48.12%). An average of 152 patients (52%) were treated for 5-10 days with a positive TB diagnosis using GeneXpert examination as many as 88 patients (58.7%). It is known that 101 patients died (34%), and a <em>p-value </em>is 0.038 for the relationship between the length of the patient being treated with risk factors.

MeSH terms

  • Tuberculosis
  • Medicine
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • General hospital
  • Pediatrics
  • Family medicine