Association between Socio-demographic Factorsand Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Erbil

G. Al. Tawil, Namir; M. Najib, Badia; H. Mustafa, Ibrahim

	Association between Socio-demographic Factorsand Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Erbil
kufa Journal for Nursing sciences
Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-92
Authors
Namir G. Al. Tawil; Badia M. Najib; Ibrahim H. Mustafa
Abstract
ABSTRACT¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Background and objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common infectious disease in the world today; tuberculosis is a major cause of illness and death worldwide, especially in Asia and Africa. Globally, 9.2 million new cases and 1.7 million deaths from tuberculosis occurred in 2006. The main objective of this study was to study the association between socio demographic characteristics and pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: A case-control study was carried out in Erbil city during the period May 10, to December 8, 2009. A convenient sample of 103 cases of TB attending the Consultation Clinic for Chest and Respiratory Diseases was included in the study. A sex and age matched, 103 patients were included in the study as a control group. The control group was taken from the Medical Wards of both Rizgary and Hawler Teaching Hospitals who were free from chest infections and lung cancer. Cases and controls were interviewed using a questionnaire designed by the researchers. Results: More than half (53.4%) of the cases were of low socioeconomic status compared with 25% among the controls. No significant association was detected between marital status and TB. Conclusion: TB was found to be associated with low socioeconomic status.Key words: pulmonary tuberculosis, socio-demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status.

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