Open AccessThe tribal community's perception on tuberculosis: A community based qualitative study in Tamil Nadu, India
Author(s) -
Alex Joseph,
Anil Kumar Indira Krishnan,
Aiswarya Anilkumar
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_565_19
Subject(s) - focus group , medicine , thematic analysis , tuberculosis , tamil , qualitative research , population , stigma (botany) , social stigma , health care , public health , environmental health , family medicine , nursing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , economic growth , pathology , sociology , social science , linguistics , philosophy , anthropology , economics
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious bacterial infection. It is a major public health issue with India being the highest prevalent country in the world. The nation has a large and heterogeneous tribal population of approximately 104 million people which accounts for 8.6% of the total population. This study focuses on assessing the tuberculosis scenario amongst the tribal population their perceptions on risk factors of TB, general health problems, health seeking behavior, and challenges faced by them.