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Community-based Study, Demographic and Socio-Economic Factors Associated with TB in Rural Jaipur NIMS HospitalBy Swarnlata Panchal, T. K Khublani, Shoba Kulshestrta
Abstract: This study showed that fewer women sought care in out-patient clinics for respiratory symptoms, fewer submitted sputum for testing, and if tested, fewer were smear-positive. This implies persistent lower representation of females at the different clinical steps for TB management using DOTS at community level. These findings raise grave concerns about the gender sensitive DOTS strategy for TB control. The findings indicate that an epidemiology of TB complicated by gender …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 1–9 Read article →