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ArticlePublic health action2013

Screening tuberculosis patients for diabetes in a tribal area in South India.

S Achanta, R R Tekumalla, J Jaju, C Purad, R Chepuri, R Samyukta, S Malhotra, S B Nagaraja, A M V Kumar, A D Harries

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

S AchantaWorld Health Organization Country Office in India, New Delhi, India.
R R TekumallaDistrict TB Centre, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam, India.
J JajuWorld Health Organization Country Office in India, New Delhi, India.
C PuradWorld Health Organization Country Office in India, New Delhi, India.
R ChepuriWorld Health Organization Country Office in India, New Delhi, India.
R SamyuktaState TB Cell, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India.
S MalhotraAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
S B NagarajaWorld Health Organization Country Office in India, New Delhi, India ; Department of Community Medicine, Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College, Bangalore, India.
A M V KumarInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.
A D HarriesThe Union, Paris, France ; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
World Health Organization - India · INMinistry of Health and Family Welfare · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · INEmployees State Insurance Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research · INLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

settingTen peripheral health institutions of a tribal tuberculosis unit, Saluru, Vizianagaram District, South India.

objectiveTo assess among tuberculosis (TB) patients: 1) the feasibility of screening for diabetes mellitus (DM), 2) the prevalence of DM, 3) the demographic and clinical features associated with DM, and 4) the number needed to screen (NNS) to find one new case of DM.

designCross-sectional study: all TB patients registered from January to September 2012 were screened for DM using a screening questionnaire and random blood glucose, followed by fasting blood glucose (FBG) measurements using a glucometer. DM was diagnosed if FBG was ≥126 mg/dl.

resultsOf 381 patients, 374 (98%) were assessed for DM, suggesting feasibility of screening, and 19 (5%) were found to have DM (12 were newly diagnosed and 7 had a previous diagnosis of DM). The only characteristic associated with DM was age ≥40 years. The NNS to detect a new case of DM among all TB patients was 31; among those aged ≥40 years, the NNS was 20, and among current smokers it was 21.

conclusionScreening of TB patients for DM was feasible and effective, and this should inform national scale-up. Other key considerations include the continued provision of free TB-DM screening, with co-location and integration of services.

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bidirectional screeningDMIndiaNNSTB

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PMCPMC4463145
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