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.
Metadata
Item Type: | Student Project |
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Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Jaya, Vanessa Julan 2016409858 Muga, Rona Ruran 2016409684 |
Contributors: | Contribution Name Email / ID Num. Thesis advisor Masngut, Mohd Izwan UNSPECIFIED |
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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