IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-4-18972 Original Research Paper A STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN THE FIELD PRACTICE AREA OF RURAL HEALTH TRAINING CENTRE RAIPUR CG Anjali Joshi Dr. Dr Brajendra Kumar Dr. April 2019 8 4 01 02 ABSTRACT

Almost 70% of TB patients are aged between the ages 15 and 54 years of age. So this study was planned to know about prevalence of chest symptomatics in study population.A cross sectional study was carried out in Raipur.House to house survey was done for selection of the study respondent. The study was carried out in from the month of Feb–April, 2017. About 2005 adults were interviewed by using a pretested validated questionnaire. Total of 2005 respondents were interviewed out of which 1196(59.7%) were females and remaining 809 (40.35) were males. Maximum (35.3%) respondents belonged to the age group of 15–30 years followed by 31–35 years age group (28.7%). Out of the 2005 study population majority, 1474(73.5%) had no ailments whereas, 277(13.8%) suffered from associated symptoms like hemoptysis, chest pain, Breathlessness, loss of appetite and decreased energy levels despite adequate rest. However, 254(12.7%) were found with one or more symptoms suggestive of TB. When the symptoms suggestive of TB was considered, 181(9.0%) of the study respondents had cough for more than 2 weeks, 91(4.5%) had loss of weight, 57(2.8%) and 49(2.4%) had fever for more than 2 weeks and night sweats respectively. Overall prevalence of suspected tuberculosis patient was high in the community.