Analysis factors of direct contact by tuberculosis sufferers to higher insidence risk factor in district of Sumberjambe Region of Jember, Indonesia

Context: Tuberculosis in a Basic Research of Health 2018 has shown the program to reduce the growing of Tuberculosis in 2013 to 2018 has the same value (0.4 %). One of the Tuberculosis transmission depend on the contagious level. On adult sufferer with positive acid resistant bacilli, more infectious than the negative one even still can transmit the disease. Tuberculosis sufferer with negative culture and rongent positive is 17 %. Aims: To know the factors of spreading in higher incidence of tuberculosis, which mean the duration of direct contact with the TB's sufferer; the density of home occupancy; the history of roommate; and the behavior of ejection sputum. Settings and Design: Cross sectional approach. Methods and Material: Used questionnaires to find out the data of direct contact factors of tuberculosis on 30 people who had been infected by tuberculosis. Statistical analysis used: Chi square. Results: Bivariate analysis from duration of direct contact with TB's sufferer performed the significant level or p value 0.464. The density of home occupancy showed p value 0.04. Based on the history of roommate, p value 0.06. Behavior ejection sputum was examined with p value 0.00. Conclusions: Factors that influenced higher incidence risk in tuberculosis direct contact are the behavior of ejection sputum and the density of home occupancy. Conversely, the history of roommate and the duration of direct contact with the TB's sufferer did not prove any relation about it.