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1*Mr. Aditya Rao, 1Mr. Pintu Kumar, 2Mr. Rohit Kumar Kumawat, 3Dr. Hritika
…ing on for decades. This is because structural, biological, social, and demographic factors all interact in complex ways. This review summarises the latest epidemiological data on the global and Indian tuberculosis burden, examines significant risk factors and comorbidities such …
Bainomugisa A, Meumann EM, Rajahram GS, Ong RT, Coin L, et al.
…tigation beyond households to include other contacts within social networks.
Harni Seyla Anugerahni
…a were analyzed by content analysis.The results showed that social support less influence the success of treatment in patients with MDR TB
Al-Hayani AM, Kamel SA, Almudarra SS, Alhayani M, Abu-Zaid A
…m The aim of this study was to investigate the patterns and determinants of drug resistance to tuberculosis (TB) in a large population from Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Methods A retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study was conducted on all patients with TB who were referred to the N…
Pedrazzoli D, Carter DJ, Borghi J, Laokri S, Boccia D, et al.
…st survey, we address two key questions 1) what are the key determinants of costs and affordability for TB-affected households, and 2) what would be the impact on costs for TB-affected households of expanding NHIS to all TB patients? We reported the level of direct and indirect c…
Liebenberg D, Gordhan BG, Kana BD
…, longitudinal follow-up for symptoms and active mapping of social contacts are essential elements to curb further community-wide spread of drug resistant strains. Appropriate prophylaxis for contacts of drug resistant index cases is imperative to limit disease progression and su…
I.O. Novozhylova, A.M. Prikhodko, I.V. Bushura
…in risk groups, financial and infrastructural difficulties, social and psychological support of TB patients, unavailability of rapid diagnosis of TB, insufficient awareness of the population about TB, inadequate treatment of concomitant diseases, social — unsatisfactory social an…
Burnside JSW, Buchthal OV, Patil U
Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, or "superbugs," cause more than 35 000 deaths and more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections in the US each year. Worldwide, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has claimed at least 700 000 lives per year, including 230 000 from multi-drug…
Mathayil Abdulbaqi Jabr Aljabr, Danah Alhaidar, Fatma A. Al-Mulhim, Shouq Alrashed, Rawan Alsayah, et al.
…ined using Data Excel sheet and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: The results reveal that Mycobacterium cases is more common in males than females. For age groups, Mycobacterium was more prevalent in >18 - ≤40 with a frequency of 21 (31.3%), and leas…
Kalpesh Khutade, Harshada Shah, Dimple Yadav
…is the study of the frequency, pattern, and distribution of determinants (causes, risks) of health states and conditions (not just disease) in the general population. The data of sputum for tuberculosis during the period from January 2020 to December 2022 in Palghar, Maharashtra …
Kibai Erick K, Victor Dinda
…ta generated was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 to find case summaries. Descriptive statistical tests were performed on the data including means, modes, percentages, standard deviations and percentiles. Data was then presented in pi…
Khan RA, Shaikh AA, Bulaadi GQ
…mplex. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software Version 18.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, US). Results Overall, the frequency of MDR-TB patients being treated with first-line ATT was 40.2% (68/169). Among these cases of MDR-TB, there were 36 (5…
Pore PD, Kumar A, Farooqui IA
Context Directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) was adopted as the strategy for the provision of treatment to increase treatment completion. Poor adherence to medication has been noted and poses a big challenge even after achieving 70% case detection and 85% cure rate. Th…
Ngom N F, Mbaye B R, N.Z. Rybina N.A., Thiam K., Faye F A, et al.
…nalysis was performed with Statistical Package for Sciences Socials (SPSS) version 18
 Results: we collected 620 medical records of hospitalized patients aged 60 and over, 69 of whom were diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, standing for a prevalence of 11.12%. The average…
Uzair Abbas, Niaz Hussain, Muhib Ullah Khalid, Usama Abdul Musawwir, Zulfiqar Ali, et al.
…ng females in pandemic years may indicate underscreening or social restrictions previously. Our results underscore the significance of the integrated testing approach to enhance the diagnosis of TB which can further be helpful in eliminating TB from the endemic areas.
Rachow A, Ivanova O, Wallis R, Charalambous S, Jani I, et al.
Background Up to fifty percent of microbiologically cured tuberculosis (TB) patients may be left with permanent, moderate or severe pulmonary function impairment. Very few studies have systematically examined pulmonary outcomes in patients to understand the pathophysiologic basis…
A Oyefabi, Babatunde Adelekan, Eyitayo Adetiba, Ladele Akindele Emmanuel, Olanrewaju Jimoh
…ng. We advocate for optimization of access to treatment and social support system, especially for the female patients.
 Keywords: Gene Xpert; Intensive phase; MDR-TB; Treatment outcomes; Nigeria.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
…to the program. A substantial and growing literature in the social sciences demonstrates the potential of behavioral interventions for generating large increases in contributions to public goods. Keheala, a feature-phone and Internet-based digital platform that uses Unstructured …
Heiman F Wertheim, PhD
… of TB circulate in homes, schools, workplaces, and beyond. Social network Analysis (SNA) is a comprehensive approach which includes a set of persons and the connections among them used for analysis of structure of disease transmission. In this study, SNA will be used to collect…
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
…ife following TB recovery Associations between demographic, social, and lifestyle factors and post-TB sequelae Through this observational study, researchers hope to contribute valuable insights into the long-term health challenges faced by TB survivors, particularly among childre…
I.O. Novozhylova, I.V. Bushura
…TB, clinical characteristics of the first case, medical and social risk factors, and all patients with RPTB were compared with the group of newly diagnosed PTB (NDPTB). Mathematical and conventional statistical methods were used to analyse. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS. It was found t…
B. AdilzhanovA, S. AdilgozhinM, B. IbrayevaZh, M. UrazalinaN, A. MukanovaD, et al.
…ith a particular focus on identifying key socio-demographic determinants and associated risk factors. Materials and Methods: This retrospective epidemiological study was based on data from Form № TB-03/u of the National Tuberculosis Registry of Kazakhstan (NTR-TB RK) covering the…
Jerry Yakubu Yahaya
…MDR-TB was examined. Drawing on the health belief model and social cognitive theory, the study employed a retrospective case-control design and a proportionate stratified random sample of 306 participants from 12 TB clinics across Lesotho, collected between March 2021 and Februar…
Yohannes K, Mokona H, Abebe L, Feyisso M, Tesfaye A, et al.
… there are limited studies that examined the prevalence and determinants of depressive symptoms among patients with tuberculosis. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among patients with tuberculosis attending public health insti…
Akalu TY, Clements ACA, Wolde HF, Alene KA
…rred more expenditure for direct costs than indirect costs. Social protection and financial support for patients and affected families are needed to mitigate the catastrophic economic consequences of MDR-TB.