Perbedaan Indeks Massa Tubuh Sebelum Pengobatan Dan Sesudah Pengobatan Pada Pasien Tuberkulosis Paru Di Balai Besar Kesehatan Paru Masyarakat Surakarta

Background: Tuberculosis is a major health problem in the world. Pulmonary tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death due to infectious disease after AIDS. Nutritional status of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were significantly lower than healthy people. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection causes a decreased food intake and malabsorbtion of nutrients. Malnutrition in pulmonary tuberculosis will worsen the course of the disease and affects the prognosis of treatment and mortality. Purpose: To determine differences in Body Massa Index (BMI) before treatment and after treatment in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at the Balai Besar Kesehatan Paru Masyarakat Surakarta. Method: Analytic observasional study with cross sectional approach. Sample retrieved from medical records of 2013 in BBKPM Surakarta with purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed by Paired t test in SPSS for Windows. Result: There was 216 pulmonary TB patients with a BMI 27 amounted to 7 samples . After the treatment of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, patients with a BMI 27, totaling 17 samples . There was differences between BMI before and after treatment in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in BBKPM Surakarta p = 0.00. Conclusion: There was a significant difference in Body Mass Index before and after treatment in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in BBKPM Surakarta p=0,0