Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal (Pal. Med. Pharm. J.)

Epidemiological Survey of Children with Tuberculosis in Iranian Population: a retrospective descriptive study of 9-Years
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2023-12-10
2024-05-17
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Keywords

  • Tuberculosis
  • Ethnicity
  • Public Health
  • Child

Abstract

Results: The mean age of children was 5.96±9.94 year. The prevalence of the disease in girls (63.5%) was significantly higher than boys (36.5%)(p=0.001). Contrary to expectation, the season did not play a significant role in the prevalence of the disease (p=0.102). The vast majority of subjects 424 (74.67%) were positive smear. Pathologic findings cited that 30 (5.1 %) of cases were positive. Most of cases 354 (59.8%) were referred to the Primary Health Care system to begin the treatment of tuberculosis. In final, there was a significant difference between gender (p=0.001), place of residence (p=0.001) and nationality (p=0.001) about disease. Conclusion: Place and ethnicity reported as remarkable risk factors of Tuberculosis. Therefore, social and economic determinants of health factors must seriously be diagnosed and improved.

Epidemiological Survey of Children with Tuberculosis in Iranian Population: a retrospective descriptive study of 9-Years
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معلومات المقال

2023-12-10
2024-05-17
None - None

الكلمات الإفتتاحية

  • Tuberculosis
  • Ethnicity
  • Public Health
  • Child

الملخص

Results: The mean age of children was 5.96±9.94 year. The prevalence of the disease in girls (63.5%) was significantly higher than boys (36.5%)(p=0.001). Contrary to expectation, the season did not play a significant role in the prevalence of the disease (p=0.102). The vast majority of subjects 424 (74.67%) were positive smear. Pathologic findings cited that 30 (5.1 %) of cases were positive. Most of cases 354 (59.8%) were referred to the Primary Health Care system to begin the treatment of tuberculosis. In final, there was a significant difference between gender (p=0.001), place of residence (p=0.001) and nationality (p=0.001) about disease. Conclusion: Place and ethnicity reported as remarkable risk factors of Tuberculosis. Therefore, social and economic determinants of health factors must seriously be diagnosed and improved.

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