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The Characteristics of Pulmonary Tuberculosis amongst Patients Attending Chest Clinic, Including Age

Authors: ENITAN Samson

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Aim: To study characteristics of pulmonary tubercu- losis amongst patients attending chest clinics in Benin City. Materials and Methods: A total of 816 subjects comprising of 563 (69%) males and 253 (31%) fe- males were enlisted for this study. Sputum specimen and blood were collected from all subjects. Acid al- cohol fast bacilli from sputa were examined using the Ziehl Nelson staning technique. Hemoglobin concen- tration was determined using the method described by Dacis and Lewis. Result: Pulmonary tuberculosis infection was significantly affected by age among the male and female subjects studied (P < 0.05). Subjects within the age group of 21 - 30 years and 41 - 50 years had the highest risk of acquiring TB amongst the male and female population respectively. Although the unemployed subjects had the highest prevalence of TB (35%), occupation did not significantly affect the prevalence of TB (P > 0.05). Irrespective of gen- der, anemia was significantly associated with pulmo- nary tuberculosis infection (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (37.4%) was significantly affected by age among male and fe- male subjects. Anemia was associated with TB infec- tion. Intervention effort at curbing the prevalence of TB and anemia is advocated.

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E.Samson , "The Characteristics of Pulmonary Tuberculosis amongst Patients Attending Chest Clinic, Including Age" vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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