PERAN SKRINING LABORATORIUM DALAM PEMANTAUAN KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT SEBAGAI UPAYA PENANGGULANGAN PENYAKIT TUBERKULOSIS PARU DI DESA BAWOLAHUSA

Objective : To analyze the role of laboratory screening in public health monitoring as an effort to control Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bawolahusa Village. Method : This study used an analytical survey method with a door-to-door approach involving 15 purposively selected respondents. Data were collected through interviews and laboratory examinations using the TB Molecular Rapid Test (TCM). Results : Of the 15 respondents, 2 individuals (13.3%) tested positive for TB. Most respondents were of productive age (93.3%), male (60%), and worked as farmers (46.6%). The two positive cases were female, had a history of contact with TB patients, and experienced clinical symptoms such as a cough lasting more than two weeks and night sweats. There was no statistically significant relationship between demographic factors and TCM TB results (P > 0.05).