A study to assess the nutritional status and dietary gap among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Raipur city
| Autor: | Ashish Kumar Sinha, Ipsita Debata, Purna Chandra Pradhan, Prem S. Panda, Basanta K. Behera, Amrita Mukhopadhyay |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 13, Iss 5, Pp 2138-2142 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-4863 2278-7135 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1948_23 |
| Popis: | Background: Undernutrition raises the likelihood of progressing from tuberculosis (TB) infection to active TB illness and causes weight loss. Proper food and nutrition are important in the treatment of tuberculosis patients. Active tuberculosis necessitates a substantial energy expenditure. The Tuberculosis treatment guidelines neglect the nutritional supplementation part of Tuberculosis management. The study aims to determine the factors affecting the nutritional status of pulmonary Tuberculosis patients. Material and Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2021 to January 2022 among the patients newly diagnosed and above 18 years of age coming to DOTS Centre (DMC) of Pt J.N.M. Medical College, Raipur. Total 120 subjects were selected by consecutive sampling method. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 24, and P value |
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