Infectious Disease by Rural and Urban Areas

Communicable diseases among HDSS Sleman respondents include:

  • Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI): if the main respondent states that a household member was diagnosed with ARI by a health worker (doctor, nurse, or midwife) within the last month, or had a fever accompanied by productive/dry cough or cold (previous analysis: must have fever and be diagnosed).
  • Malaria: if the main respondent states that a household member has taken antimalarial medication with or without fever symptoms, or was diagnosed with malaria within the last month and experienced fever accompanied by chills or periodic fever, possibly with headache, nausea, or vomiting.
  • Dengue Fever (DF): if the main respondent states that a household member was diagnosed with dengue fever within the last six months, confirmed by a blood test conducted by a health worker (doctor, nurse, or midwife).
  • Leptospirosis/Rat Fever: if the main respondent states that a household member was diagnosed with leptospirosis within the last six months, confirmed by a blood test conducted by a health worker (doctor, nurse, or midwife).
  • Tuberculosis (TB): referred to as TBP (pulmonary TB) if the main respondent states that a household member was diagnosed with pulmonary TB within the past year, indicated by a cough lasting more than two weeks; referred to as TB_sputum if the respondent reports that the diagnosis was confirmed with a sputum test; and as TB_OAT if the respondent reports that the household member was diagnosed with pulmonary TB and received treatment.
  • Typhoid: if the respondent states that a household member was diagnosed with typhoid fever within the last month, characterized by fever (especially in the afternoon or evening) lasting more than one week, accompanied by digestive disturbances, and diagnosed by a health worker (doctor, nurse, or midwife).
  • Diarrhea: if the respondent states that a household member was diagnosed with diarrhea within the last month, defined as having bowel movements more than three times a day, diagnosed by a health worker (doctor, nurse, or midwife).
  • Hepatitis: if the respondent states that a household member was diagnosed with hepatitis/liver disease/jaundice within the last month, accompanied by fever, fatigue, digestive disturbances (nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite), and pain in the upper right abdomen, diagnosed by a health worker (doctor, nurse, or midwife).