Titre :
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Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst the tribal population of Madhya Pradesh, central India. (2009)
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Auteurs :
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Jyothi BHAT ;
Manoj-K BHONDELEY ;
Vijay GADGE ;
. PUNNATHANATHU GOPALAN GOPI ;
Vikas-G RAO ;
Nagamiah SELVAKUMAR ;
Balkrishna TIWARI ;
WARES (Fraser) : IND. Office of the World Health Representative to India. New Delhi. ;
Rajiv YADAV ;
Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals. Jabalpur. IND
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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International journal of epidemiology (vol. 38, n° 4, 2009)
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Pagination :
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1026-1032
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Prévalence
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Homme
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Epidémiologie
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Bactériose
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Infection
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Inde
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Asie
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Tuberculose pulmonaire
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Centre
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 8EA8IR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background. This was a prevalence survey of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) disease in the tribal population of Madhya Pradesh state, central India. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional tuberculosis (TB) disease prevalence survey was undertaken among adults aged>=15 years in the tribal population of Madhya Pradesh. A multistage stratified cluster sampling was adopted. A representative random sample of villages predominated by tribal populations was selected from 11 districts. All eligible individuals were questioned for chest symptoms relating to TB. Sputum samples were collected from all eligible individuals, transported to the laboratory, and examined by Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) smear microscopy and solid media culture methods. Results. Of the 23411 individuals eligible for screening, 22270 (95.1%) were screened for symptoms. The overall proportion of symptomatic individuals was 7.9%. Overall prevalence (culture and/or smear positive) of PTB was 387 [95% confidence interval (CI) : 273-502] per 100000 population. The prevalence increased with age and was also significantly higher among males (554/100 000 ; 95% CI : 415-693) as compared with females (233/100 000 ; 95% CI : 101-364) (P
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