Quality of life among patients on MDR-TB treatment in a district tuberculosis centre of a metropolitan city

Autor:	Nandagudi Srinivasa Murthy, K. Lalitha, Apoorva E. Patel, K. Radhika, Dinesh Rajaram
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Tuberculosis business.industry Environmental health Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology business medicine.disease Metropolitan area Tb treatment
Zdroj:	International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health. 5:5355
ISSN:	2394-6040 2394-6032
Popis:	Background: MDRTB is a global health concern with its current prevalence in India being 2.3% and 17.2% respectively among newly diagnosed and previously treated cases. Besides its clinical impact, the disease affects the QOL of patients suffering from MDR-TB. The objective of the study was to assess the quality of life among MDR-TB cases in comparison with non-MDR TB cases and TB cured subjects (Category I, RNTCP).Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in all the 14 TUs under District Tuberculosis Centre of Municipal Corporation of Bengaluru (BBMP). Study subjects comprised of 52 MDR-TB Cases, 53 Non-MDR-TB cases and 54 Category I TB cured subjects. WHOQOL BREF questionnaire was used to assess the QOL among study subjects. Median [IQR] scores of QOL in each of the domains among various groups were compared using Kruskal Wallis test. P
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