Socio-Demographic Determinants Influencing Prevalence Of Tuberculosis Among People Living In Bumble Sub County, Bingaman County, Kenya
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It typically affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can affect other sites as well (extra pulmonary TB). The classic symptoms of active Tuberculosis (TB) are cough with or without sputum containing blood, fever, night sweat, and weight loss. Tuberculosis is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs that spreads through air when a person speaks coughs or sneezes. Up to 9.6 million people fell ill with TB and 1.5 million died from the disease in 2014. The tuberculosis prevalence in Bumula sub-County is high, there were 200 patients diagnosed with TB between the months of January 2016- December 2016 in the Sub County, and a case notification rate of 454 cases per 100,000 people. The aim of the study was to establish the socio-demographic determinants influencing Tuberculosis prevalence in Bumula Sub-County. The study design was descriptive cross-sectional design. A interview guide was used for data collection from all the 200 clients who had Tuberculosis. Data analysis was done using SPSS. Findings showed that the mean age of the participants was 42.92 ± 1.133 years, men 113 (56.5%) were more affected by TB than female 87 (43.5%). Age (χ2=20.973, df=5, p=0.001). The marital status (χ2=11.414, df=2, p=0.003), level of education (χ2=4.955, df=3, p=0.044) were determinants affecting prevalence of TB in Bumula sub county.
Authors and Affiliations
Magomere Robert Shihuzire, Angira C. H. O, Konyole S. O, Obwoge Ronald Omenge
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