The Prevalence and Demographic Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Purpose: To determine the prevalence and demographic risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among healthcare workers in Semarang, Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 195 healthcare workers from 34 primary health centers was conducted from August to October 2019. The...

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Published inJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare p. 197
Main Authors Andriany, Megah, Erawati, Meira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dove Medical Press Limited 01.02.2020
Subjects
Comorbidity
Disease transmission
Diseases
Health aspects
Medical care quality
Medical personnel
Regression analysis
Safety regulations
Suffering
Tuberculosis
Workers
Indonesia
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Summary:Purpose: To determine the prevalence and demographic risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among healthcare workers in Semarang, Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 195 healthcare workers from 34 primary health centers was conducted from August to October 2019. The relationship between independent variables and dependent variables was analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results: The prevalence of LTBI among healthcare workers in this study was 23.6%. Comorbidities were the only risk factor for LTBI identified among other risk factors (OR=3.39, 95% CI: 0.99-11.62, p=0.04). Other demographic factors such as age (OR=0.93, 95% CI: 0.45-1.92, p=0.839), gender (OR=0.79, 95% CI: 0.23-2.72, p=0.708, smoking habits (OR=2.54, 95% CI: 0.52-12.38, p=0.247), and length of work (OR=1.43, 95% CI: 0.70-2.91, p=0331) were not significant risk factors for LTBI. Conclusion: Healthcare workers suffering from comorbidity have a high risk for tuberculosis infection, and should not work in areas where they would be exposed to patients with tuberculosis. Healthcare workers need to apply occupational safety standards during contact with TB patients or specimens to minimize the disease transmission. Keywords: demographic risk factors, healthcare workers, LTBI
ISSN:1178-2390
1178-2390