Determinants of childhood tuberculosis - A case control study among children registered under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in a district of South India.
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| ID: sea-159833
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To study the determinants of Tuberculosis (TB) in children between the age group of 0-14 years receiving treatment under Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) .Methods:
A case (registered under RNTCP) control study was undertaken with 41 cases and 82 controls.Results:
Factors found to have significance according to binary logistic regression were low-birth weight (LBW) [Odd’s ratio=3.56],Malnutrition [Odd’s ratio=3.96], Passive smoking [Odd’s ratio=6.28] and exposure to fire-wood smoke [Odd’s ratio=6.91].Conclusion:
LBW, malnutrition, passive smoking and fire-wood smoke are the risk factors to be addressed to prevent pediatric TB.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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