Determination the Risks Factors of Tuberculosis and Its Clinical Outcome during the Year (2022) in Al-Hilla City, Iraq
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium TB bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with blood-containing mucus, fever, night sweats, and weight loss....
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| author | Sadiq Salam H. Al-Salih Mohammed Malih Radhi Nada Khazal Kadhim Hindi |
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| description | Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium TB bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with blood-containing mucus, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. Objectives: To determine the risks factors of tuberculosis and its clinical outcome in Hilla city and to determine the association between risks factors of tuberculosis and its clinical outcome. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study is conducted in Hilla City from periods September 1st 2021 to June 1st 2022. The sources of data are the TB patients’ medical records. A non-probability “purposive sample” of (N = 127) patients diagnosed with tuberculosis. The data were obtained retrospectively by reference to these cards. The medical records are in the form of cards and the information contained in them include demographic data of the patients (age, gender, smoking status, history of chronic diseases, and residency). Results: The results of study indicate that age group (21‐30) are have highest percentage between all age groups and men are more affected than women. Conclusion: The study concluded that the people who are male young adults and elderly, smoker and with chronic diseases are high risk factors for TB. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-301c03b8554c4dc7b2abd1f03e9c7a252025-01-17T10:54:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMedical Journal of Babylon1812-156X2312-67602024-12-01214999100310.4103/MJBL.MJBL_795_23Determination the Risks Factors of Tuberculosis and Its Clinical Outcome during the Year (2022) in Al-Hilla City, IraqSadiq Salam H. Al-SalihMohammed Malih RadhiNada Khazal Kadhim HindiBackground: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium TB bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with blood-containing mucus, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. Objectives: To determine the risks factors of tuberculosis and its clinical outcome in Hilla city and to determine the association between risks factors of tuberculosis and its clinical outcome. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study is conducted in Hilla City from periods September 1st 2021 to June 1st 2022. The sources of data are the TB patients’ medical records. A non-probability “purposive sample” of (N = 127) patients diagnosed with tuberculosis. The data were obtained retrospectively by reference to these cards. The medical records are in the form of cards and the information contained in them include demographic data of the patients (age, gender, smoking status, history of chronic diseases, and residency). Results: The results of study indicate that age group (21‐30) are have highest percentage between all age groups and men are more affected than women. Conclusion: The study concluded that the people who are male young adults and elderly, smoker and with chronic diseases are high risk factors for TB.https://doi.org/10.4103/MJBL.MJBL_795_23clinical outcomerisks factorstuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Sadiq Salam H. Al-Salih Mohammed Malih Radhi Nada Khazal Kadhim Hindi Determination the Risks Factors of Tuberculosis and Its Clinical Outcome during the Year (2022) in Al-Hilla City, Iraq Medical Journal of Babylon clinical outcome risks factors tuberculosis |
| title | Determination the Risks Factors of Tuberculosis and Its Clinical Outcome during the Year (2022) in Al-Hilla City, Iraq |
| title_full | Determination the Risks Factors of Tuberculosis and Its Clinical Outcome during the Year (2022) in Al-Hilla City, Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Determination the Risks Factors of Tuberculosis and Its Clinical Outcome during the Year (2022) in Al-Hilla City, Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determination the Risks Factors of Tuberculosis and Its Clinical Outcome during the Year (2022) in Al-Hilla City, Iraq |
| title_short | Determination the Risks Factors of Tuberculosis and Its Clinical Outcome during the Year (2022) in Al-Hilla City, Iraq |
| title_sort | determination the risks factors of tuberculosis and its clinical outcome during the year 2022 in al hilla city iraq |
| topic | clinical outcome risks factors tuberculosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.4103/MJBL.MJBL_795_23 |
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