ArticleTuberculosis research and treatment2017
Are Shopkeepers Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia:
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- Enhancing Tuberculosis Case-Finding: A Case of Quality Improvement Initiative in Tanzania.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Article
- Spatial-temporal clustering of notified pulmonary tuberculosis and its predictors in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.PloS one · 2021Article
- A Qualitative Insight into Barriers to Tuberculosis Case Detection in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Geographic Accessibility, Readiness, and Barriers of Health Facilities to Offer Tuberculosis Services in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia: A Convergent Parallel Design.Research and reports in tropical medicine · 2020Article
- Tuberculosis infectious pool and associated factors in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite several interventions, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major public health concern in developing countries.
objectiveTo determine pulmonary TB prevalence and associated factors among shopkeepers in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 among 520 shopkeepers who had TB signs and symptoms using questionnaire interview and sputum samples processing. Shopkeepers were considered TB positive if two sputum slides became positive. Data were edited and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors.
resultsA total of 520 shopkeepers were interviewed and gave sputum samples. About 256 (49.2%) of them were under the ≤30 years' age category, 22.0% can read and write, 65.0% were Muslims, and 32.0% originated from rural areas. Pulmonary TB prevalence was 7.0% (37/520), and positivity proportion was 57.0% (21/37) in males and 70.0% (26/37) in urban residents. Smaller (44.0%) shopkeepers got health education on TB. Illiteracy, no health education, contact history, cigarette smoking, nonventilated shops, and comorbidities were factors to TB infection (
conclusionsSignificant numbers of shopkeepers were infected by TB. Factors to TB infection were either personal or related to comorbidities or the environment. Therefore, TB officials need to specially emphasize awareness creation, occupational health, and early screening to prevent TB.
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