A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG TB PATIENTS RECEIVING TREATMENT FROM GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE FACILITY
Publishing Date : 2023
ISBN : 978-81-968300-2-1
Pages : 77-81
Chapter id : IIHMR/NSP/EB/ETHM/2023/Ch-19
Abstract : The most prevalent infectious agent-related cause of death and one of the top ten global causes of mortality is tuberculosis (TB), a highly contagious infectious illness. 10 million people worldwide had tuberculosis in 2019, and 1.4 million people died from it. The bacterium that causes TB, known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is spread by coughing or airborne bacteria releases from infected people. Although pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) mostly affects the lungs, extra-pulmonary TB can potentially infect other regions of the body as well. Tuberculosis can strike anyone, anywhere. Adults have a high prevalence of tuberculosis (90 percent), with men having a higher prevalence than women. People affected by tuberculosis (TB) frequently face economic hardship, insecurity, marginalization, stigma, and prejudice as a result of the disease. M. tuberculosis infects around a fifth of the world's population. In India, the prevalence of tuberculosis cases was 21.5 lakh in 2018, with 25% of cases recorded from the private sector. The working-age population is extremely endemic for tuberculosis. The age group of 15-69 years accounts for 89 percent of TB cases [2]. Numerous people succumb to tuberculosis. The tenth leading cause of death worldwide is TB, and its mortality is associated with co-morbidities including HIV and diabetes mellitus. An estimated 1.21 million HIV-negative individuals passed away from tuberculosis in 2019. The prevalence of TB mortality among patients with HIV as a co-morbidity was 20,800. As a result, 1,418,000 TB-related deaths are anticipated to occur overall in 2019 [3].
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Cite : Mishra, S., & Khana, A. (2023). A Comparative Study To Understand The Psychological Distress And Its Associated Factors Among Tb Patients Receiving Treatment From Government And Private Facility (1st ed., p. 77). Noble Science Press. https://doi.org/10.52458/9788196830076.2023.eb.ch-19
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