CONTACT INVESTIGATION OF TUBERCULOSIS CASE FINDINGS ON CHILDREN WITH INDEX CASES

Background: The contact investigation of Tuberculosis (TB) case finding constitutes a newgovernment’s policy of year 2016 in Indonesia. The Objective of research is to get description ofContact Investigation in TB case findings on children at Public Health Center in Central Jakarta,Indonesia.Methods: The cohort research design was conducted on pulmonary TB patients of 34 children (ages <14 years) who have household contact as well as close contact with pulmonary TB positive patients atPublic Health Center in Central Jakarta during May-August 2018.Results: from 34 respondents, as many as 73.5% (24 children) lived one household with adultpulmonary TB patients. Children with TB positive was diagnosed from Clinical Symptom are 5,9%that is higher than national Indicator (3-5%).Conclusion: A government’s policy is needed to implement the contact Investigation of TuberculosisCase Findings on Children with Index Cases and used as a model for health workers