Sapporo Medical Journal

Abstract : WHO has identified Diabetes Mellitus (DM) as a neglected, significant, and re-emerging risk of tuberculosis (TB). This study aims to analyze factors influencing the incidence of TB among Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients in Indonesia. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used in this research with secondary data from Indonesian Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2018. The data analysis conducted by using univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis. The distribution of each variable were described by univariate analysis. Bivariate and multivariate analysis showed the risk factor and the most dominant factor that significantly associated with TB incident among DM Patient in Indonesia. This study found that 0,67% (n = 247) of respondents (n= 37,460) who diagnosed with TB and respondents who diagnosed with DM are 2,8% (n=1,061). The bivariate analysis found that smoking history (p-value = 0,035), diagnosis of cancer (p-value 0,017), and poor ventilation (p-value = 0,017) are the risk factor that significantly associated with TB incident among DM Patient in Indonesia. Diagnosis of cancer is the most dominant factor that influencing incident of TB among DM Patients in Indonesia (sig 0.011 <0.05). The need for further research on cancer following TB diagnosis to maximize the effective screening and early detection strategies.