Tushar Kanti MONDAL, Indranil Swapnil Shivam SAHA, Raghu Nath MİSRA, Samir DASGUPTA, Rabindra Nath ROY, Krishna Das BHATTACHARYYA

Tüberkülozda Cinsiyet Farklılıkları: Burdwan Bölgesi, Batı Bengal, Hindistan'da bir Kırsal Tüberküloz Birimi Deneyimi

AMAÇ: Hindistan'da, Gözden Geçirilmiş Uulsal Tüberküloz Programı kadınlardan daha fazla erkek tüberküloz vakası bildirmektedir. Bu çalışmada biz klinik görünüm ve tedavideki cinsiyet farklılıklarını ortaya çıkarmayı amaçladık. YÖNTEM: Kayıt tabanlı bir çalışma Burdwan bölgesindeki Bhatar tüberküloz biriminde Kasım 2010Aralık 2011 tarihleri arasında kaydedilmiş 758 tüberküloz vakası arasında yürütülmüştür. Veriler SPSS programı ile analiz edilmiştir. BULGULAR: Erkek hastalar %76,1 ile %23,9'luk kadın hastalara göre çoğunluktaydı. Kategori 1'de, erkek ve kadın hastaların çoğunluğu yeni balgamda basil pozitif vakalardı. Kategori 2'de, erkek ve kadınların çoğunluğu nüks (%35,8) ve diğer gruplarına (%69,2) aitti. Kür hızı erkeklerde, tedavi tamamlama hızı kadınlarda daha yüksekti. Kategori 1'de, kadın akıbeti meçhuller daha fazla iken kategori 2'de erek akıbeti meçhuller daha fazla idi. SONUÇ: Mücadele programlarının etkinliğini artırmada yardımcı olmak için bu tür değişiklikleri ortaya çıkaracak entegre çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

[Gender Differentials in Tuberculosis: An Experience from a Rural Tuberculosis

AIM: In India, RNTCP reports more male tuberculosis patients than female. In this study we aimed to find out the gender differences in clinical presentation and treatment outcome. METHOD: A record based study was conducted in Bhatar tuberculosis unit of Burdwan district among 758 registered tuberculosis patients of November 2010 to December 2011. Data were analyzed by SPSS software. RESULT: Male was 76.1%, female was 23.9% with male preponderance in each age group. In category I, majority of the male and female patients were new sputum smear positive. In category II, majority of the male and female patients belonged to relapse (35.8%) and other group (69.2%) respectively. Cure rate and treatment completion rate was more among males and females respectively. In category I, female defaulters were more, while in category II, male defaulter was higher. CONCLUSION: Integrated research is necessary to find out these differences that will be helpful in improving the efficacy of the programme.

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