MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most important infectious diseases worldwide and continues to pose a major public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 10.7 million people developed TB globally in 2024, including 5.8 million men, 3.7 million women, and 1.2 million children, while approximately 1.23 million people died from the disease. The burden is disproportionately concentrated in low- and middle-income countries, with the South-East Asia, Western Pacific, and African regions accounting for the majority of cases. Indonesia is among the countries contributing substantially to the global TB burden, accounting for approximately 10% of global incident TB cases in 2024 (WHO, 2025). Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, TB remains a substantial health and development problem that requires approaches extending beyond disease detection and microbiological cure