Spatial-temporal analysis of tuberculosis in Bintulu and Kuching from 2013 to 2017 / Rona Ruran Muga and Vanessa Julan Jaya

Jaya, Vanessa Julan and Muga, Rona Ruran (2019) Spatial-temporal analysis of tuberculosis in Bintulu and Kuching from 2013 to 2017 / Rona Ruran Muga and Vanessa Julan Jaya. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the various airborne diseases and is ranked among the top 10 causes of death globally. TB remains a global public health problem of enormous dimension and also has been responsible for more deaths than any other infectious disease. In Malaysia, Sarawak is one of the 3 states that were reported with highest TB cases. The aim of this study was to analyse the incidence of TB in Kuching and Bintulu division from 2013 to 2017. This study found that Bintulu (n=1175) and Kuching (n=2620) have highest number of TB cases in Sarawak where risk factors such as age, gender, nationality, level of education, occupation and health status such as diabetes mellitus, smoking and HIV status are deemed to contribute to the progression of the disease in the divisions. The spatial-temporal maps also show that crowded areas such as Bintulu town and Petra Jaya are the hotspot of the disease. The findings in this study show that the disease is still a problem in Sarawak and the policy maker and government should implement comprehensive control measures to eradicate TB.

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Item Type: Student Project
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Jaya, Vanessa Julan
2016409858
Muga, Rona Ruran
2016409684
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Masngut, Mohd Izwan
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Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > Transmission of disease
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > Communicable diseases and public health
R Medicine > RC Internal Medicine > Tuberculosis
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme: Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technology
Keywords: Tuberculosis, risk factors, spatial, temporal, age, gender, nationality, level of education, occupation, health status.
Date: July 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/51619
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