Pengaruh Faktor Agent, Faktor Lingkungan Dan Faktor Pejamu Terhadap Jumlah Kasus Penyakit Tuberkulosis Di Era Pandemi Covid-19: Literatur Review

In 2019 WHO determined a Global Pandemic caused by Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which was found as many as 118,000 cases in 110 countries. So that every country is advised to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and prepare efforts to handle the spread of COVID-19 (Khoirunisa, 2021). In its development, SARS-CoV-2 underwent mutations with various variants which are now the attention of all countries in the world (Adityo Susilo, 2022). In fact, during this time the disease that often attacks the respiratory tract and spreads quite quickly, one of which is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Indonesia is ranked 3rd in the world with 91% TB cases, namely Banten, Gorontalo, DKI Jakarta, North Ulawesi, West Sulawesi. The purpose of this literature review is to find out what factors affect the number of tuberculosis cases in the COVID-19 pandemic based on research that has been carried out.Keywords: agent factor, environmental factor, Covid-19 and T

Hubungan Literasi TBC dengan Stigma Tuberkulosis Masyarakat di Kelurahan Pekunden Semarang

Community TB stigma is one of the obstacles to seeking TB treatment. Therefore it is necessary to know how the role of health literacy in TB disease against TB stigma.An observational study with a cross-sectional approach was conducted to measure the relationship between TB literacy and TB stigma. The number of respondents in this study was 102, who live in Pekunden Village and aged >= 18 years were taken incidentally. TB literacy and TB stigma were measured using interviews using a questionnaire.The results showed that 70.6% of respondents were female, most were 47 years old, 54% were unemployed, and 79.4% had heard of TB information before. As many as 48% of respondents are in the problematic and inadequate literacy category. As many as 48% of respondents gave a negative TB stigma. Spearman's rank test results with a 95% confidence level showed a relationship between TB literacy and tuberculosis stigma (p=0.0001; r=0.344)The prevention carried out becomes an action that is considered a stigma for the community. Follow-up is needed to see from the perspective of TB literacy and the behavior of TB patients