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. 2026 Mar 30;15:37. doi: 10.1186/s40249-026-01432-x

Table 1.

Variables and their operational definition as used in the study

Variable Definition Data source
Tuberculosis cases Respondents who had been diagnosed with tuberculosis, in the year preceding the survey, by health workers through sputum examination, chest X-ray or both at all ages ≥ 1 year [35, 41]

Indonesian Health Survey 2023

https://www.badankebijakan.kemkes.go.id/data-mikro-ski/

Diabetes mellitus cases Respondents diagnosed with diabetes mellitus by health workers in the population age group ≥ 18 years [35, 39]

Indonesian Health Survey 2023

https://www.badankebijakan.kemkes.go.id/data-mikro-ski/

Population density Total population divided by the size of the area [42, 43]

E-database Ministry of Home Affairs Indonesia

https://e-database.kemendagri.go.id/

Poor population The number of people below the poverty line divided by the total population at the same period expressed in per cent [20]

Statistics Indonesia

https://www.bps.go.id

Ratio of hospital The ratio of the population to the number of hospitals in each district [44]

E-database Ministry of Health

https://sirs.kemkes.go.id/

Ratio of primary health care The ratio of the population to the number of primary health cares in each district [44]

E-database Ministry of Health

https://www.kemkes.go.id/