Objective: Although tuberculosis is a preventable and treatable infectious disease, it is still one of the leading causes of death in the world. TB patients are followed up and treated through tuberculosis dispensaries, which are a branch of primary health care services in our country. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate TB cases through the records of the tuberculosis dispensary serving in Erzurum.
Methods: In this descriptive study; The variables were created by compiling archive records between 2012 and 2018 by the researcher. (SPSS v20) program was used in data analysis.
Results: The mean age of 677 patients included in the study was 40.43 ± 19 years, 21.4% were in the 15-24 age group and 59.2% were men. 59.9% of the patients were only literate or had primary school education. Housewives constituted 48.6% of the cases, while students were 16.8%. 53.5% of the registered TB cases were residing in the city center and 2.0% were foreign nationals. There was a 45% increase in the number of cases in 2017 compared to the previous year. There was extrapulmonary involvement in 55.8% of the cases, and both lung and extrapulmonary involvement in 1.5%. BCG scar in 28.9% and history of contact in 8.4% of the patients. The mean duration of treatment of the cases was determined as 8.59 ± 3.71 months. The treatment of 92.9% of the patients was completed. The average of contact examinations per case was 3.94 ± 2.67 people and the average of those who received prophylaxis was 3.20 ± 2.17.
Conclusion: Increasing the quality of the records of services provided within the scope of primary health care and introducing new programs to prevent the increase caused by foreign cases can provide a more effective TB control.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Original Research |
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Publication Date | July 23, 2021 |
Submission Date | January 11, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | April 18, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 19 Issue: 2 |
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - TURK J PUBLIC HEALTH. online-ISSN: 1304-1096
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