Prevalence of Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis and its Associated Risk Factors among Patients Attending Nekemte Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia
Journal Title: STAR Journal - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB), one of the widest spread infectious diseases, is the leading cause of death in the world. TB is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the horn of Africa with Ethiopia carrying a heavy burden; it is the third most populous country in Africa. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of smear positive pulmonary TB (PTB) and its associated risk factors among TB suspected patients attending Nekemte Referral Hospital. Oromia Region State, Western, Ethiopia. A cross sectional study was conducted among 170 TB suspected patients attending Nekemte Referral Hospital from April 1 to May 15, 2012. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the study subjects. The sputum sample was collected and examined following national guide line for diagnosis of TB using direct Ziehl – Nelson staining and sodium hypochlorite concentration techniques. To collect data related to associated risk factors for PTB, pretest structured question was employed. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 16 and described using descriptive statistic and binary logistic regression modeling. The prevalence of smear-positive PTB is 9.41% and 15.88% by direct and sodium hypochlorite concentration Ziehle-Nelson staining technique, respectively. Factors significantly associated with smear-positive PTB were level of education primary (AOR=17.78) and secondary education (AOR=736.19), occupation of merchant (AOR =0.03), sex male (AOR= 0.089), marital status of married (AOR=0.26), monthly income between 500-1000 (OR 0.002), urban residence (AOR= 0.39) and having close contact history with TB patient (OR=AO.113). The prevalence of Smear positive PTB is high at the study area and it is mostly associated with soci-demographic factors and close contact with TB patient.
Authors and Affiliations
Eyasu Ejeta| Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Post Box No: 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia, Adil Ibrahim| Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Post Box No: 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia, AmsaluTefera| Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Post Box No: 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia, Abdulkerim Mohammed| Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Post Box No: 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia, Abdurrahman Said| Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Post Box No: 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP9582
- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.4314%2Fstar.v2i3.98743
- Views 360
- Downloads 21
Antibacterial and Radical Scavenging Activity of Selected Orchids of Karnataka, India
The present study was carried out to determine antibacterial and radical scavenging activity of extract of four epiphytic orchids (Orchidaceae family) namely Luisia zeylanica Lindl., Pholidota pallida Lindl., Dendrobium...
Evaluation of Different Strains of Eri Silkworms (Samia cynthia ricini B.)for their Adaptability and Silk Yield in Ethiopia
No Abstract
Effects of Different Pasteurizers on the Nutritional Quality of Raw Milk Samples
No Abstract
Analysis of Rule Based Approach for Afan Oromo Automatic Morphological Synthesizer
The aim of this study was to design a morphological synthesizer for Afan Oromo particularly for verbs and nouns. In this research rule based approach for Afan Oromo automatic morphological synthesizer was applied. The...
Homeopathic Medicine and Palliative Cancer Care: A Case Report
Many Indian cancer patients who are incurable because of advance stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis try various complementary and alternative therapies for treatment and palliation. Little is known about the t...