CONTACT INVESTIGATION OF TUBERCULOSIS CASE FINDINGS ON CHILDREN WITH INDEX CASES

Abstract

Background: The contact investigation of Tuberculosis (TB) case finding constitutes a new
government’s policy of year 2016 in Indonesia. The Objective of research is to get description of
Contact Investigation in TB case findings on children at Public Health Center in Central Jakarta,
Indonesia.
Methods: The cohort research design was conducted on pulmonary TB patients of 34 children (ages <
14 years) who have household contact as well as close contact with pulmonary TB positive patients at
Public Health Center in Central Jakarta during May-August 2018.
Results: from 34 respondents, as many as 73.5% (24 children) lived one household with adult
pulmonary TB patients. Children with TB positive was diagnosed from Clinical Symptom are 5,9%
that is higher than national Indicator (3-5%).
Conclusion: A government’s policy is needed to implement the contact Investigation of Tuberculosis
Case Findings on Children with Index Cases and used as a model for health workers