OPERATIONAL INDICATORS OF DOTS THERAPY AT MNR MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, SANGAREDDY
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology - Year 2010, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: The Government of India, WHO and World Bank together reviewed the NTP in the year 1992. The revised strategy was introduced in the country as a Pilot Project since 1993 in a phased manner as Pilot Phase I, Pilot Phase II and Pilot Phase III. By the end of 1998, only 2 per cent of the total population of India was covered by RNTCP. Objectives: 1. To know the sputum conversion rate among the sputum positive tuberculosis patients. 2. To find the treatment outcome of smear positive tuberculosis patients. Methodology: This Hospital based descriptive study was carried out among the out patients attending Medicine, Surgery, OBG, ENT, Dermatology, TB and Chest Department of MNR Medical College during the period of January 1st to December 2006. Oral questionnaire prepared and applied to all the individuals (377 TB suspects) those who visited for sputum examination at DMC. Results: Out of 138 TB Cases 67.3% cases were pulmonary and 32.7% were extra pulmonary. Out of 58 sputum positive cases, 49 cases returned for sputum examination at successive months and rest were transfer out. Of these 49 cases, 46 cases have converted negative at 2, 4, 6 months respectively and remaining 3 cases had sputum conversion at 3,5, 7 months. Tuberculosis prevalence increased with age i.e. above 15 years of age group and significant association was found (P< 0.001). HIV- TB Co-Infection was found in 2 cases (1.4%) of the total TB (138) cases. Conclusions: Out of 58 sputum positive cases, 4 cases (4/58) not traced and 5 cases (5/58) transferred out to neibouring districts. There is a need to increase RNTCP network to minimize the dropouts.
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