Potential effect of household environment on prevalence of tuberculosis in India: evidence from the recent round of a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) has been a major health problem globally since ages, and even today, it is a major cause of morbidity in millions of people each year. In 2015 alone, TB accounted for about 1.4 million deaths globally, with India carrying the biggest burden of the disease. The physical environment of the household, an individual living in, has a significant influence on the incidence of TB. Thus, an understanding of the socio-economic, demographic and environmental factors that individuals are exposed to is of importance. The objective of present study is to examine the association of household environment with the prevalence of Tuberculosis in India.

Methods

The study utilizes data from the fourth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16, which w

SUBMITTER: Singh SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5934826 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature