Abstract :
Background : Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
which attacks the lungs and several other organs of the body. The several risk factors that can
affect tuberculosis include 6 aspects of the condition of the home environment.
Objective : It is known that the risk factors for tuberculosis in the working area of the
Sukarami Health Center.
Method : This study uses a descriptive survey method. The population in this study were all
residents of RT 72 Kebun Bunga, with the sampling technique using total sampling. The
instruments used are hyrgrometer, lux meter and rollmeter. Data analysis used Univariate test.
Results : in this study the ventilation area that met the requirements was 30 families (100%),
the room temperature that met the requirements was 6 families (20%), the air humidity that
met the requirements was 12 families (40%), the lighting that met the requirements was 30
families. (100%), residential density is categorized as dense as many as 2 families (6.7%),
floor conditions that meet the requirements are 30 families (100%).
Suggestion : Can be used as motivation for the community to pay more attention to the
condition of the house, which allows for tuberculosis risk factors.
Conclusion : based on the results obtained, there are two possible risk factors for tuberculosis
in the RT 72 Kebun Bunga area, namely room temperature and humidity.
Keywords : Tuberculosis risk factors,