Open AccessEstimation of the burden of bacteriologically positive Tuberculosis among Adults in Kashmir: A baseline for future surveys in the Valley
Author(s) -
Saleem Ur-Rehman,
Rehana Kausar,
Syed Manzoor Kadri,
Nasreen Jan,
Bilal Bhat,
S Najar,
Vijay Kumar Chattu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_179_19
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , sputum , population , pulmonary tuberculosis , cluster (spacecraft) , cluster sampling , demography , surgery , environmental health , pathology , sociology , computer science , programming language
India has the highest burden of both Tuberculosis and MDR-Tuberculosis based on estimates reported in the Global Tuberculosis Report 2016. The estimates have been revised upwards based on the newer evidence, and the current study was done to estimate the prevalence of bacteriologically positive pulmonary Tuberculosis among the adult population and to provide baseline information for future measurements of Tuberculosis burden and trends.