Prevalence of tuberculosis in homes for the aged and orphanages of a district in Kerala, India

Autor: Nujum, Zinia T., S, Sindhu, Rakesh, P.S., G, Remya, U, Anuja
Zdroj: Indian Journal of Tuberculosis; 20230101, Issue: Preprints
Abstrakt: India accounts for one fourth of the TB burden globally. One of the objectives of the National Strategic Plan is to achieve 90% notification rate of all TB cases. Screening of high risk groups is one of the important components towards achieving this objective. Inmates of homes for the aged and orphanages are at higher risk of having TB infection and disease. Hence this study was conducted with the objective of identifying the prevalence of TB among inmates of homes for the aged and orphanages.
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