ASSESSING THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS (DM) AND HIV AMONG THE NOTIFIED TUBERCULOSIS (TB) IN A DISTRICT OF NORTH INDIA: A SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS.

Abstract

ntroduction:Tuberculosis (TB) is the largest infectious disease killer in the world.The double burden of TB and DM has recently emerged as an important public health problem in India highlighting the importance of screening TB patients for DM on a routine basis.The importance of HIV surveillance in TB patients is increasingly being realized as the HIV epidemic continues to fuel the global TB epidemic.This study was planned with the main objective of determining the prevalence of DM and HIV among TB patients.Materials and methods:It was an institutional based study with secondary data analysis of first quarter (January -March 2022) notified cases of Tuberculosis in District Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. Data collected was coded and then entered in Microsoft-excel spreadsheet and was analysed using SPSS version 24. Results:Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and HIV among the TB cases was found to be 3.4% and 0.3% respectively. Also,type of TB was not found to be significantly associated with any characterstic of the patients.Conclusion:The actual count may be much higher, so rigrous screening for DM and HIV among TB patients is need of every hour so that better treatment outcomes are achieved.