A Socio-Epidemiological Study of Tuberculosis in a Rural Area
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2002-07
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Five thousand rural adults (aged IS years and above) were studied to find out role of socIal vanabies
in the occurrence of tuberculosis in seven villages of R.S.Pura tehsil of Jammu district. During this
cross-sectonial study, 25 tubercular cases were found in the adult rural population. Out of 25 cases.
16 were found in the age group of below 45 years and only 9 cases were above -45 years. Men were
affected more than women. Smoking and overcrowding were found to be important social factor,
significantly related to the higher prevalence or disease. The other social variables like occupation.
Ilteracy, socio-economic status and family size were not found to be slglllficantly related to the
prevalence of tuberculosIs in thls study.
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Tuberculosis, Occupation, Literacy, Smoking, Overcrowding, Socio-economic slatus
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Gupta R K, Gupta A, Jamwal D S, Suri S P. A Socio-Epidemiological Study of Tuberculosis in a Rural Area. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2002 Jul-Sept.4 (3): 119-122