Study of socio-demographic and treatment profile and other epidemiological correlates of clients attending revised national tuberculosis control programme clinic in a tertiary hospital of West Bengal, India

Authors

  • Subha Sankha Kundu Department of Community Medicine, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Rajib Sikder Department of Community Medicine, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Rituraj Dey Department of Community Medicine, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Kunal Kanti Majumdar Department of Community Medicine, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Gautam Joardar Department of Community Medicine, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200460

Keywords:

Socio-demography, Tuberculosis, RNTCP, Seasonal variability, Co-morbidities

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria spread by droplet infection.According to global TB report 2017, there were approximately 28 lakhs cases of TB in India accounting a quarter of the world TB cases. Today, it is the fastest-expanding and the largest program in the world in terms of patients initiated on treatment and the second largest in terms of population coverage. The objective of this study is to assess the socio-demographic profile of the patients attending revised national TB control programme (RNTCP) clinic, to determine the nature of disease, its co-morbidities, seasonal variability and treatment profile of the patients attending the RNTCP clinic during this study period.

Methods: This was a retrospective record-based study conducted in RNTCP clinic of KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. Details of all the 684 patients who were enrolled under RNTCP from the year 2014 to 2018 were collected from RNTCP records. Data was analyzed using suitable software.

Results: 684 cases were registered and treated under directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) during the study period with 41% completing treatment. 84.3% were new TB cases. 23.61% were sputum smear positive. Males (67.25%) contributed to more in cases. Maximum patients visited during March to June. 74.87% of the total patients were diagnosed with pulmonary TB. Pleural effusion was the commonest form of extrapulmonary TB (42.75%).

Conclusions: The number of TB cases showed a decreasing trend over the years. Males contributed to a greater number of cases with majority being contributed by the age group 21-30 years.

Author Biography

Subha Sankha Kundu, Department of Community Medicine, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

2nd year Post Graduate Trainee of MD, Community Medicine at KPC Medical College & Hospital

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2020-01-28

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Kundu, S. S., Sikder, R., Dey, R., Majumdar, K. K., & Joardar, G. (2020). Study of socio-demographic and treatment profile and other epidemiological correlates of clients attending revised national tuberculosis control programme clinic in a tertiary hospital of West Bengal, India. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 7(2), 742–747. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200460

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