ArticleIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
Comparative Yield of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Different Symptoms among Saharia Tribe of Madhya Pradesh, India.
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- Prevalence and associated factors with presumptive tuberculosis in the war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia: a community-based comparative study.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2026Article
- Tuberculosis in Saharia Tribe (a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group) of India: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Experiences and needs of patients with MDR/XDR-TB: a qualitative study among Saharia tribe in Madhya Pradesh, Central India.BMJ open · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSymptom elicitation is a simple and inexpensive screening tool used for population screening in tuberculosis (TB) prevalence surveys. However, the information on the yield of TB cases by symptoms is sparsely available.
methodsA cross-sectional pulmonary TB (PTB) prevalence survey was conducted. All available eligible individuals were interviewed for symptoms of PTB. Sputum samples were collected and tested for PTB by smear microscopy and culture.
resultsAmong 2890 individuals tested for PTB, 77% had cough for 2 weeks or more and one-third reported chest pain for 1 month or more. About 31% were having a history of anti-TB treatment. Cough contributed to 82% PTB cases and the history of anti-TB treatment contributed to another 8.4% confirmed cases. Fever recorded lowest yield among the symptoms of PTB.
conclusionThe study suggests that fever alone may be ignored from symptomatic elicitation, and history of previous anti-TB treatment should be treated as an important indication for PTB symptomatic elicitation.
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