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Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in Wardha district of Maharashtra, Central India

Authors
Pratibha Naranga, Deepak K. Mendirattaa, 1, Naresh K. Tyagib, 2, Ullhas N. Jajooc, Atul T. Tayaded, Pratapsingh H. Parihard, 3, Rahul Naranga, Pranav S. Mishraa, Sharda M. Anjinappae, Vineet K. Chadhae, *, vineet2.chadha@gmail.com
aDepartment of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
bDepartment of Demography & Statistics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
cDepartment of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
dDepartment of Radio-diagnosis, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, India
eEpidemiology and Research Division, National Tuberculosis Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
1

Present address: Department of Microbiology, Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

2

Present address: Department of Biostatistics, KLE University & JNMC Medical College Belgaum, Karnataka, India.

3

Present address: Department of Radio-diagnosis, J.N. Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +91 9916493109.
Corresponding Author
Vineet K. Chadhavineet2.chadha@gmail.com
Received 30 January 2015, Revised 15 March 2015, Accepted 17 March 2015, Available Online 30 April 2015.
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10.1016/j.jegh.2015.03.002How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Pulmonary tuberculosis; Prevalence; Survey; Adults; Individual level analysis; India
Abstract

A house based survey was conducted during 2007–2009 in a representative sample of population in Wardha district implementing Directly Observed Treatment Short Course strategy for tuberculosis (TB) control since 2001. The objective was to estimate prevalence of bacillary pulmonary TB (PTB) in individuals aged 15 years or above, and to estimate trends in prevalence when compared to a previous survey carried out in mid 1980’s. Two sputum samples (one spot, one early morning) collected from individuals having symptoms suggestive of PTB, history of previous anti-TB treatment (ATT) or abnormal pulmonary shadow on Mass Miniature Radiography (MMR) consistent with possibly or probably active tuberculosis were subjected to Ziehl–Neelsen microscopy and culture on Lowenstein–Jensen medium.

Of 55,096 individuals registered into the survey, 50,332 (91.4%) were screened by interview for symptoms and history of ATT and/or by MMR. Of them, 4805 were eligible for sputum collection; both specimens were collected in 4285 (89.2%) and only one specimen in 27 (0.6%).

A total of 86 bacillary cases were detected during the survey. Prevalence of bacillary PTB was estimated at 188.7 (140.3–236.9) per 100,000 populations. There was a decline of 61% in the prevalence of PTB over a period of 22 years.

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Publication Date
2015/04/30
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