Socioeconomic Determinants of Tuberculosis Cases in Indonesia, 2010–2013: An Ecological Study

BACKGROUND: Indonesia encounters a serious issue of disparity in tuberculosis cases among provinces. These disparities are crucial since they may reflect macro-level factor that could be modified to further reduce the cases. Some factors identified contributing this variation, including socioeconomic determinants.
 AIM: This study investigated whether these determinants (i.e., poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and low education) can predict variation across provinces Indonesia.
 METHODS: We conducted an ecological analysis by using public-use data files Annual Indonesian Health Profile Report The Social Population consisting from 33 provinces, 2010–2013. main outcome measures were province-level notification for all form new smear-positive correlation between was analyzed with bivariate analyses multivariate linear regression analyses.
 RESULTS: showed poverty strongly positively correlated cases, either or Unemployment also but power lower. In contrast, inequality education level not statistically analyses, is strongest predictor Poverty had bigger impact than unemployment increased cases.
 CONCLUSION: Findings suggest has profound influence on Indonesia.