The Relationship between Housing Condition and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Disease in Baraya Village Bontoala Makassar, Indonesia

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis
with housing conditions consist of several factors, such as occupancy density, roomization, ventilation,
temperature, humidity, and lighting.
Method: This study was observational with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study was the
patient’s home with pulmonary TB disease in Baraya village, Bontoala sub-district, Makassar. The samples
were selected by simple random sampling involved 65 houses. Data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows
with the Chi-square test.
Result: This research found a significant relationship between pulmonary tuberculosis with occupant density
(p=0.000), roomization (p=0.000), ventilation (p=0.000), temperature (p=0.000), and humidity (p=0.001).
There is no relationship between lighting exposure (p=0.757) to the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Conclusion: The house condition primarily occupant density, roomization, ventilation, temperature, and
humidity has strongly influenced the occurrence of Tuberculosis in the community, especially in Indonesia,
even though lighting exposure statistically not significant.