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Background. Pulmonary tuberculosis is a health problem, both in terms of mortality, disease incidence, and its diagnosis and treatment.In 2015, there were 175,029 positive cases of smear pulmonary tuberculosis. Lung tuberculosis according to sex is more prevalent in males with a prevalence of 106,554 (60.9%) than females with a prevalence of 68,475 (39.1%) cases. Based on data from the Pekalongan District Health Office in 2016, Pekalongan had 610 positive BTA lung tuberculosis suspects consisting of 338 positive BTA positive men and women with 272 BTA positive from quarterly 1 to quarterly 3. Objectives. To explore the characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Kedungwunisubdistrict, Pekalongan Regency. Method. This was a descriptive quantitative study. Results. The majority of respondents were 38 men (62.3%), had an early age category (46-55 years) of 17 people (27.9%), almost half of the respondents had elementary school education that was 27 people (44.3%), most respondents had low economic status of 55 people (90.2%), almost half of the respondents had 27 jobs (44.3%), and the majority of respondents did not have the same TB as many as 42 people (78.9%). The results of this study are expected to be used in improving the quality of care in tuberculosis patients