Association between Environmental Factors and Pulmonary Tu-berculosis: A Case Control Study
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 9
Abstract
Background: Association between environmental factors and tubercu-losis infection assists in under-standing the risk for tuberculosis infection in the community and planning appropriate preventive actions based on this risk. The study conducted to evaluate association between environmental factors & pulmonary tuberculosis. Materials & method: This was case control study carried out in tertiary care hospital & urban field practice area from July 2010 to November 2012. Total 150 cases, 150 hospital control & 150 community controls were included in the study accord-ing to predefined inclusion and ex-clusion criteria. The study partici-pants were interviewed and exam-ined according to the preformed and pretested proforma in the re-spective OPDs. Results: On univariate analysis, H/O contact with case of tuberculo-sis H/O not having BCG scar, over-crowding, use of wood, coal and kerosene oil as cooking fuel and kutcha house were found to have significant association with pulmo-nary TB and odds ratio & p value for this were statistically significant (<0.05). Conclusion: H/O contact with case of tuberculosis H/O not having BCG scar, overcrowding, use of wood, coal and kerosene oil as cook-ing fuel and kutcha house were found to have significant associa-tion with pulmonary TB.
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Amandeep Kaur Ratta, Sanjay S. Kubde, Radha Munje
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