Open AccessAwareness about tuberculosis and RNTCP services among rural people in Nalgonda district, Telangana
Author(s) -
Sreeharshika Dumpeti,
Kishore Yadav Jothula,
Navya K. Naidu
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_415_20
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , environmental health , rural area , family medicine , disease , population , public health , confidence interval , nursing , pathology
Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis discovered in ancient centuries still remains a major public health problem in India. Lack of awareness about the cause, risk factors, treatment and prevention of TB among rural people is a major challenge to be addressed to reduce disease transmission.