Volume : 7, Issue : 8, August - 2018

A cross sectional study to assess the socio-demographic profile and treatment compliance of MDR-TB patients attending RNTCP OPD in an Urban Health Centre in a Metropolitan city.

Dr. Ashis Samuel John

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">Background</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">: Drug resistant TB, in which the illness does not respond to at least one of the main TB drugs, is frequently encountered in India. It is necessary that vulnerable population is correctly identified and the determinants of spread and development of MDR TB in them is clearly understood.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;115%;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Aim</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">To analyse the socio demographic profile<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>of MDR TB patients attending Urban Health Centre, Malvani, Mumbai; Understand the factors behind development of MDR TB in them; Assess MDR TB treatment compliance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;115%;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Methodology</span></u></b><span style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">This was a health centre based cross sectional study, conducted in Drug Resistant TB patients undergoing Anti Tuberculosis Treatment at RNTCP OPD of urban health centre, Malvani, Mumbai. The total sample size was 64.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Results:Median age of the sample was 23, predominantly Muslims belonging to low socio economic classes. 76.5% cases were previously treated cases. Treatment compliance was good despite high(65%) rate of occurrence of side effects. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>