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ArticlePopulation health metrics2026

Spatiotemporal epidemiology and associated risk factors of tuberculosis incidence and mortality in Indonesia 2017-2022: a nationwide space-time hierarchical analysis.

Abdillah Farkhan, Tiffany Tiara Pakasi, Sulistyo Sulistyo, Alya Salsabila, Richard James Maude, Chawarat Rotejanaprasert

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Abdillah FarkhanOffice of the Health Quarantine I Tarakan, Directorate General of Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Tarakan, Indonesia.
Tiffany Tiara PakasiNational Tuberculosis Program, Directorate General of Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sulistyo SulistyoNational Tuberculosis Program, Directorate General of Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Alya SalsabilaNational Tuberculosis Program, Directorate General of Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Richard James MaudeMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chawarat RotejanaprasertDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. chawarat.rot@mahidol.ac.th.

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Abstract

backgroundIndonesia is the second-highest contributor to global tuberculosis (TB) cases, accounting for 10% of the total. While previous studies have explored TB patterns in specific regions, a comprehensive nationwide analysis at a fine spatial scale is lacking. This study investigated spatiotemporal patterns of TB incidence and mortality, identified geographical hotspots, and examined their association with risk factors to inform public health policy.

methodsThis retrospective study analyzed notified TB cases and deaths during treatment from Indonesia's National Tuberculosis Surveillance System across 514 districts between 2017 and 2022. Spatiotemporal Bayesian hierarchical modeling was employed to identify high-risk areas and assess associations with potential risk factors. The best-fitting model was determined by evaluating various spatial and temporal random effect structures and likelihood assumptions.

resultsTB incidence fluctuated with a trough during the COVID-19 pandemic and an overall increase, while mortality increased over time. Incidence hotspots clustered in urbanized areas, while mortality hotspots were scattered across the country. The best-fitting model to estimate risk factors for both outcomes was Poisson likelihood. This indicated that TB incidence was spatiotemporally positively linked to better healthcare access (RR: 1.016; 95% CI: 1.007-1.025) and higher municipal human development index (MHDI, RR: 1.062; 95% CI: 1.049-1.075). Mortality was associated with low treatment coverage (RR: 0.610; 95% CI: 0.552-0.674) and success rates (RR: 0.595; 95% CI: 0.491-0.721).

conclusionsFluctuating TB incidence, hotspots concentrated in urbanized areas with better healthcare access and higher MHDI as well as increasing mortality linked to poor treatment outcomes underscore the need for targeted public health interventions to expand access to care, improve treatment adherence, and address the socioeconomic disparities driving TB mortality.

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TuberculosisBayes TheoremFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIncidenceIndonesiaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpatio-Temporal AnalysisHealth systemIncidenceIndonesiaMortalitySocioeconomicSpatiotemporalTuberculosis

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