Open AccessHigher risk of developing active TB among adult diabetics exposed to TB during childhood: A study from Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Shibu Balakrishnan,
P S Rakesh,
Krishnaveni Viswanathan,
Vincy Nelson,
Sony Simon,
Sreenivas Achuthan Nair,
Minu Mathew,
Me Narayanankutty Sunilkumar
Publication year - 2019
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_344_18
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , tuberculosis , confidence interval , socioeconomic status , alcohol consumption , population , diabetes mellitus , demography , environmental health , pediatrics , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , sociology , endocrinology
Factors associated with tuberculosis (TB) in Kerala, the southern Indian state that notifies approximately 33 microbiologically confirmed new cases per 100,000 population every year for the past two decades, are still unclear. We did a community-based case-control study in Kollam district, Kerala, to identify the individual-level risk factors for TB.