Determinants of childhood tuberculosis--a case control study among children registered under revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in a district of South India

Determinants of childhood tuberculosis--a case control study among children registered under revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in a district of South India

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). A case (registered under RNTCP) control study was undertaken with 41 cases and 82 controls. Factors found to have significance accor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of tuberculosis 2011-10, Vol.58 (4), p.204-207
Hauptverfasser: Ramachandran, Reshmi, Indu, P S, Anish, T S, Nair, Sanjeev, Lawrence, Tony, Rajasi, R S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Disease Control - legislation & jurisprudence
Communicable Disease Control - organization & administration
Female
Government Regulation
Humans
India - epidemiology
Infant
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects
Male
Malnutrition - complications
National Health Programs - statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - etiology
Tuberculosis - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung: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). A case (registered under RNTCP) control study was undertaken with 41 cases and 82 controls. 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]. LBW, malnutrition, passive smoking and fire-wood smoke are the risk factors to be addressed to prevent pediatric TB.
ISSN:0019-5707