A study on co-morbidities and treatment outcome based on updated definitions among tuberculosis patients registered at a tuberculosis unit, Bangalore

Authors

  • Anwith H. Shivalingaiah Department of Community Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Banashankari 2nd stage, Bangalore
  • Chethana Ramegowda Department of Community Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Banashankari 2nd stage, Bangalore
  • N. R. Ramesh Masthi Department of Community Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Banashankari 2nd stage, Bangalore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171326

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Comorbidity, Treatment outcome, Tuberculosis unit

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis remains one of the world‘s deadliest communicable diseases and a major public health problem and is a most common opportunistic infection in people living with HIV. The treatment outcome of Tuberculosis is influenced by numerous factors of which presence of co-morbidities is one of the factors. The present study was done with following objectives, to assess the proportion of co-morbidities and treatment outcome of the Tuberculosis cases registered for DOTS treatment at the Tuberculosis unit.

Methods:  A Descriptive study was conducted at a Tuberculosis Unit in Bangalore with 80 subjects     selected by purposive sampling satisfying inclusion & exclusion criteria. Data was collected using a pretested semi structured proforma administered to all the study subjects by trained investigators. Data regarding socio demographic profile, profile of tuberculosis, medical co-morbidities which the subjects were suffering were collected and these patients were followed up till their treatment completion and outcome of treatment was given based on new WHO definitions.

Results: The present study showed that, 38 (47.50%) of the study subjects had one or the other comorbidities with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease being the most common 18(22.5%) followed by Diabetes 13(16.25%). On determining the treatment outcome of the study subjects the overall treatment success rate was 86.25% which included the cured and treatment completed subjects. However there was no statistically significant (p = 0.614) association between treatment success and presence of comorbidity.

Conclusions: The cure rate among the tuberculosis patients, following DOTS therapy was found to be slightly less than the RNTCP standards.

Author Biographies

Anwith H. Shivalingaiah, Department of Community Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Banashankari 2nd stage, Bangalore

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA.

Chethana Ramegowda, Department of Community Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Banashankari 2nd stage, Bangalore

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA.

N. R. Ramesh Masthi, Department of Community Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Banashankari 2nd stage, Bangalore

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA.

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2017-03-28

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Shivalingaiah, A. H., Ramegowda, C., & Masthi, N. R. R. (2017). A study on co-morbidities and treatment outcome based on updated definitions among tuberculosis patients registered at a tuberculosis unit, Bangalore. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 4(4), 1071–1074. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171326

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