Abstract
The question of whether we are winning the age-long war against Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease still remains. Thus, a retrospective study was carried-out to determine the occurrence of new cases of infection and the kinetic factors that may precipitate the infection in the society. Retrospective review of program data was done using a pro formal to retrieve data of patients’ that attended National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, Owo Centre, between January 2008 and December 2012. There were 342 new cases within the period on focus, 178 (54.9%) were males and 156 (46.2%) were females, there was no significant difference (given α1 = 01.3, P = 0.022). The vulnerable age group was 35 - 44 years followed by 25 - 34 years. The occurrence of new cases of Tuberculosis was higher in 2012 than the previous years. Category (CAT) 1 regimen was more efficient than category (CAT) 2 regimen. The record revealed that 63.7% were cured, 11.7% were dead and 24.6% defaulted or transferred out to other centres. The trend could be as a result of marked surge in population of the community that is growing toward urbanization, socio-economic status of the community, malnutrition as result of poverty and low level of living standard. There is therefore the need to step-up enlightenment campaigns to educate the masses on the need to report cases of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) infection and also adhere to treatment regimen as prescribed by clinicians; non-compliance to treatment may be responsible for the persistence of this age-long infection in the society. Key words: Treatment outcome, age distribution, new cases, pulmonary tuberculosis.
Highlights
Kine etics an nd dem mograp phic sttudies of tub berculo osis among patie ents atttendin ng Natiional T
There is therrefore the ne eed to step--up enlighte enment camp paigns to educate the e masses on n the need to o report cases of suspe ected pulmon nary tubercu ulosis (PTB) infection and ad dhere to trea atment regim men as presc cribed by clin nicians; non--compliance e to treatmen nt may be responsible e for the pers sistence of th his age-long g infection in the society
New cases of pulmonary tuberculosis that attended the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme Owo centre within the five years, that is, between January 2008 and December were retrieved for this study
Summary
Kine etics an nd dem mograp phic sttudies of tub berculo osis among patie ents atttendin ng Natiional T. The questio on of whethe er we are winning the ag ge-long war against Myc cobacterium tuberculosis s disease still remains. A re etrospective study was carried-out c tto determine e the occurre ence of new cases of infection an nd the kinetic c factors tha at may precip pitate the inffection in the e society. The occurrence of ne ew cases of Tuberculosis was highe er in 2012 than the prrevious years s. There is therrefore the ne eed to step--up enlighte enment camp paigns to educate the e masses on n the need to o report cases of suspe ected pulmon nary tubercu ulosis (PTB) infection and ad dhere to trea atment regim men as presc cribed by clin nicians; non--compliance e to treatmen nt may be responsible e for the pers sistence of th his age-long g infection in the society. TB) is a com mmon, and in i many cas ses highly infectious s disease ca aused by varrious strains of
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