Geodemographic analysis of tuberculosis patients in Karachi, Pakistan

Miandad Muhammad,Nawaz-Ul-Huda Syed,Burke Farkhunda,Azam Muhammad

doi:10.5719/hgeo.2015.92.4

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Geodemographic analysis of tuberculosis patients in Karachi, Pakistan

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is composed of closely related bacterial sub-DOI:10.5719/hgeo.2015.92.4 species which affect both human beings as well as animals (Wirth et al, 2008)
In view of the gravity of the problem with reference to TB, several studies relating to this serious health issue have been published which were based on primary and secondary data collected from patients registered at diagnostic centers (Kruuner et al, 2001; Qazi et al, 2009; Jenkins et al, 2014) and was aimed at the description of epidemiology of different types of TB, its insurgency and drug resistance (Nunes, 2007;Middelkoop et al, 2009;Yazdani et al, 2010;Wang, et al, 2012; Roza et al, 2012;Borraccino et al, 2014)
The purpose of this study is to prove that the rise in tuberculosis may be related to an increase in underlying social deprivation, geo-demographic status and ecological factors among the population of the study area

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is composed of closely related bacterial sub-DOI:10.5719/hgeo.2015.92.4 species which affect both human beings as well as animals (Wirth et al, 2008). Tuberculosis being highly contagious, its infection has been responsible for the high human casualty to the tune of around a million persons in the world in 2013, according to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2013). In view of the gravity of the problem with reference to TB, several studies relating to this serious health issue have been published which were based on primary and secondary data collected from patients registered at diagnostic centers (Kruuner et al, 2001; Qazi et al, 2009; Jenkins et al, 2014) and was aimed at the description of epidemiology of different types of TB, its insurgency and drug resistance (Nunes, 2007;Middelkoop et al, 2009;Yazdani et al, 2010;Wang, et al, 2012; Roza et al, 2012;Borraccino et al, 2014)

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