Assessment of Different Risk Factors Affecting Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Sudanese Patients
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Several risk factors have been proofed to have strong relation with the emergence and existence of pulmonary tuberculosis worldwide, these include poverty, malnutrition, overcrowding, smoking, gender, age, migration and alcoholism. This study observed socio economic status, age,smoking, and BCG vaccination in the development of pulmonary TB among Sudanese patients attending several hospitals in Khartoum State, Sudan. In addition, other laboratory tests were done to see where it might supplement the effect of genetic variability within the IFN-R1 gene in increasing the risk of developing pulmonary TB among affected participants. A total of 100 participants with active TB and 50 matched healthy controls were investigated for association of three factors to increase risk of developing PTB.Research findings revealed that the four demographic datagender, BCG vaccination, socioeconomic status and smoking were significant (Pvalue=0.000) associated with increased risk of novel development of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Poverty, low educational acquirement and old age were proved to have significant role in the determination o TB rate among Sudanese populations.
Authors and Affiliations
Afra H. Ali1, Alfadil A. Omer, Najeeb S. Saeed3, Elhag E. Mansour, Mogahid M. Elhassan*4
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