A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CHAKDARA TOWN, PAKISTAN
Journal Title: ASIAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL & APPLIED SCIENCES - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the status of tuberculosis among the local population of Chakdara Town, District Dir(L), Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa(KPK), Pakistan. For the present investigation the data was collected from the local Hospital located in Chakdara, District Dir (Lower). Total 35 entries were recorded officially in which 19 are positive and 16 are negative. The registered cases for TB were categorized in age, sex and month wise. It has been found that the register cases of TB are high among the population between 41 to 60 years (75%) and >60 years (75%), whereas the sex is concern male were found comparatively highly affected than female. The high TB cases were found in the month of February (66.66%). The major contributing factors in the spread of TB are Lack of health education, poor housing, poverty, overcrowding. It was concluded that the TB is still prevalent in Chakdara Town. The result of present investigation will be very significant in epidemiological prediction for any outbreak of TB in Chakdara Town.
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Tauseef Ahmad, Naseer ullah, Kabir Ahmad
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