Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Prevalence of TB association with Alcoholism

Rooth Vasantha . M,

Abstract :

 To identify the prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Andhra population of India. A total of 100 pulmonary TB inpatients treated in chest and tuberculosis hospital in Visakhapatnam, A.P,India were taken into study during the year 

2009–2014. The results revealed in the study that 57% of the patients were alcoholic and 46% of the patients were nonalcoholic. There was no subsequent association between TB and alcoholism. Further study on alcoholism with other associated risk factors in TB 
patients should be assessed.

Keywords :

PTB   age   gender   alcoholism.   

Article: Download PDF    DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/gjra  

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Rooth Vasantha .M, Prevalence of TB association with Alcoholism Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 4 April 2015


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