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- Title
An Exploratory Study on Relapse Cases of Tuberculosis Registered Under the Selected DOTS Centers at District-Mohali, Punjab.
- Authors
Sharma, Chanchal
- Abstract
The research study titled" An exploratory study on relapse cases of tuberculosis registered under the selected DOTS centers at District. Mohali Punjab" was based on the objectives; to identify the relapse cases of tuberculosis, to explore the factors contributing to relapse of tuberculosis, to find the association between prevalence of relapse cases of tuberculosis and factors contributing to relapse of tuberculosis with selected demographic variables. Survey approach with an exploratory design was adopted and was conducted in a selected DOTS centers. The conceptual framework was based on the Neumen system model of Nursing by Betty Neumen. The study had primary outcome variables as prevalence of relapse cases of tuberculosis and factors contributing to relapse of tuberculosis as reported by the subjects under registered DOTS centers. Forty three samples were selected by total enumeration technique. The tools used for the study were validated, pretested and the reliability was also established. The major findings of the study revealed that 90.7% were contributing to relapse of tuberculosis due to not residing alone. . Most of subjects (95.3%) had contributing to relapse of tuberculosis as reported by the subjects due to psychological factor. Majority of subjects (48.8%) had contributing to relapse of tuberculosis as reported by the subjects due to smoking and (34.9%) due to alcohol. Majority of subjects had suffered from minor ailments i.e. fever (except tuberculosis) during the period. Majority of subjects had taken desi medicines besides tuberculosis treatment and subjects had taken allopathic. Most of patients had kept fast at one time in 1 month. Most of subjects had 2 rooms in their house living with their family. Significant association was found between prevalence of relapse cases of tuberculosis with selected demographic variables. Significant association was found habits contributing to relapse of tuberculosis as reported by the subjects with age and dietary habits (P<0.05).
- Subjects
INDIA; DRUG therapy for tuberculosis; TUBERCULOSIS epidemiology; ALCOHOLISM; CHI-squared test; REPORTING of diseases; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; HABIT; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH; SMOKING; SURVEYS; DISEASE relapse; DISEASE prevalence; DATA analysis software; NEUMAN systems model; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DIRECTLY observed therapy; INFERENTIAL statistics
- Publication
International Journal of Nursing Education, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 2, p15
- ISSN
0974-9349
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5958/0974-9357.2018.00032.6