Typhoid fever, known as typhus, is an acute disease caused by Salmonella typhi bacterial infection. Typhoid fever is influenced by individual hygiene levels, environmental sanitation, and can be transmitted through the consumption of food or drinks that are contaminated with the feces or urine of an infected person. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of typhoid fever sufferers undergoing hospitalization.This research is observational (non-experimental). This study uses a retrospective cohort approach with research data in the form of medical records of typhoid fever patients in 2018 at Kraton District Hospital in Pekalongan Regency. The population of typhoid fever was 343 patients and the sample was taken by simple random sampling of 185. Data analysis used frequency distribution.As many as 185 patients found the highest typhoid fever sufferers in women were 119 with a percentage (64.3%) while men were 66 patients with a percentage (35.7%). Based on the highest age at the age of 17-25 years with a percentage (23.2%), for patients with a diagnosis of typhoid fever as many as 144 patients (77.8%) and typhoid fever with comorbidities as many as 41 patients (22.2).The need for special attention to patients with female sex, so that they can take precautions that can cause typhoid fever.
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