Open AccessDiabetes Mellitus among Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients in Tribal Odisha: An Exploratory Study
Author(s) -
Magna Manjareeka,
Palo Sk,
Subhashisa Swain,
Sanghamitra Pati
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20999.8704
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , tuberculosis , ethnic group , pulmonary tuberculosis , population , environmental health , pathology , endocrinology , sociology , anthropology
The association between Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Tuberculosis (TB) poses a strong public health challenge. Tribal ethnics possess a different propensity towards infectious and haematological diseases which may influence the inter-relationship of DM and TB and thus merit separate attention.