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Common mental disorders associated with tuberculosis: a matched case-control study.
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- Pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions for treatment of common mental disorders associated with Tuberculosis: A systematic review.Chronic respiratory diseasePooled it
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- Psychiatric comorbidities among patients with complex drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mumbai, India.PloS one · 2022Article
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- More Than Malnutrition: A Review of the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Tuberculosis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Review
- Association between diabetes and tuberculosis: case-control study.Revista de saude publica · 2016Article
- Emotional distress in Angolan patients with several types of tuberculosis.African health sciences · 2015Article
- Psychiatric morbidity in patients of pulmonary tuberculosis-an observational study.Industrial psychiatry journalArticle
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Abstract
introductionDespite the availability of treatment and a vaccine, tuberculosis continues to be a public health problem worldwide. Mental disorders might contribute to the burden of the disease.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the association between common mental disorders and tuberculosis.
methodsA matched case-control study was conducted. The study population included symptomatic respiratory patients who attended three referral hospitals and six community clinics in the city of Salvador, Brazil. A doctor's diagnosis defined potential cases and controls. Cases were newly diagnosed tuberculosis cases, and controls were symptomatic respiratory patients for whom tuberculosis was excluded as a diagnosis by the attending physician. Cases and controls were ascertained in the same clinic. Data collection occurred between August 2008 and April 2010. The study instruments included a structured interview, a self-reporting questionnaire for the identification of common mental disorders, and a questionnaire for alcoholism. An univariate analysis included descriptive procedures (with chi-square statistics), and a multivariate analysis used conditional logistic regression.
resultsThe mean age of the cases was 38 years, and 61% of the cases were males. After adjusting for potential confounders, the odds of tuberculosis were significantly higher in patients diagnosed with a common mental disorder (OR: 1.34; 95% CI 1.05-1.70).
conclusionThere appears to be a positive and independent association between common mental disorders and tuberculosis; further epidemiological studies are required to increase our understanding of the possible biological and social mechanisms responsible for this association. Independent of the direction of the association, this finding has implications for the provision of care for mental disorders and for tuberculosis.
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