The Body Weights’ Follow Up Before and After 6 Months Therapy of Oral Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy in Children in Medan, Sumatra Utara

Authors

  • Eka Airlangga Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatra Utara, Medan 20235, Sumatra Utara, Indonesia
  • Pany M. Al Araf Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatra Utara, Medan 20235, Sumatra Utara, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.448

Keywords:

children tuberculosis, body weight, tuberculosis scoring

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis remains an important issue of children health, particularly in developing countries. Body Weight is one of the tuberculosis symptoms and used to identified children tuberculosis scoring in Indonesia.

AIM: The study aims to get an overview of body weight and body weight increment during oral anti-tuberculosis in Medan, Sumatra Utara.

METHODS: Medical records of children with tuberculosis in the Haji Hospital of Sumatra Utara located in Medan during January 2018 till July 2018 were compiled for the children characteristic, body weight before and after oral anti-tuberculosis treatment.

RESULTS: There were 99 children medical records included in the study, 42.4% children 1 to 5 years old treated as tuberculosis. At the early treatment, many children were in severe malnutrition (85%). However, after 6 months of tuberculosis treatment, there were many children (78%) got their body weight increment.

CONCLUSION: Body weight is an important sign and symptom of children with tuberculosis.

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Published

2019-10-14

How to Cite

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Eka Airlangga, Al Araf PM. The Body Weights’ Follow Up Before and After 6 Months Therapy of Oral Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy in Children in Medan, Sumatra Utara. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 14 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];7(20):3469-71. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2019.448

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Tropical and Infectious Diseases Control and Management