Description of Count of Eosynophil Cells in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Based on Length of Treatment at Jambi City Health Center

Abstract

Background: Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The occurrence of infection is closely related to the immune response.  increase in eosinophil cells is an active immune response, increase or decrease in the number of these cells can describe the healing process of TB disease. This research was carried out with the aim of knowing the description of the number of leukocytes based on the length of treatment undertaken in pulmonary TB patients in the Jambi City health center area Method: This type of research is descriptive research with a cross sectional approach with a variable length of treatment. This research was conducted in February-June 2023 with sample of 40 TB patients from several Community Health Centers in Jambi City. Result: The results of research conducted on pulmonary TB patients showed that the results of eosinophil examination based on treatment duration ≤ 2 months in pulmonary TB sufferers showed an average result of 1.8%, while the results of eosinophil examination based on treatment duration > 2 months in pulmonary TB sufferers were obtained. The average result was 3.5%. Conclusion: Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that there is no significant difference between the number of eosinophils in pulmonary TB sufferers based on treatment duration ≤ 2 months and > 2 months with a P-value > α (0.05).