Is Adult Tetanus an Endemic in India?

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dc.contributor.authorSurabhi, GSen_US
dc.contributor.authorPrithviraj, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorR, Lavanya.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:31:19Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2022-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: Tetanus is a life-threatening disease in developing country like India, with high morbidity and mortality rate. Though maternal and neonatal tetanus is eliminated, adult tetanus still remains in boom and is overlooked. Methods: An observational descriptive study using retrospective secondary data was undertaken among the patients admitted to a regional referral hospital to study the epidemiological factors influencing tet-anus, clinical features and the outcome of tetanus. Results: Analysis of 41 clinically diagnosed cases of tetanus showed that, majority were in 50-69 years of age group who resided in rural area and agriculture was their main occupation. Case fatality rate was 53.6% which revealed that mortality was the major outcome. And 95% of those infected were not aware of their immunization status. Conclusion: An early diagnosis, a proper wound management immediately after the injury, health edu-cation programs to create awareness among the public not to neglect even trivial injuries would definite-ly lead India to the path of elimination of adult tetanus. Strong emphasis is to be laid on adult immuniza-tion beyond the age of 10 years.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsS Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagakot, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSapthagiri Institute of Medical sciences and Research centre, Bengaluruen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSapthagiri Institute of Medical sciences and Research centre, Bengaluruen_US
dc.identifier.citationSurabhi GS, Prithviraj R, R Lavanya.. Is Adult Tetanus an Endemic in India? . National Journal of Community Medicine. 2022 Jul; 13(7): 435-438en_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-6816
dc.identifier.issn0976-3325
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/217323
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedsci Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.13072022468en_US
dc.subjectTetanusen_US
dc.subjectAdult immunizationen_US
dc.subjectepidemiological factoren_US
dc.subjecttrismusen_US
dc.titleIs Adult Tetanus an Endemic in India?en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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