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Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among the Bharia, a primitive tribe of Madhya Pradesh, central India.

Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jabalpur, India.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease: the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (impact factor: 2.73). 03/2010; 14(3):368-70. pp.368-70
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ABSTRACT A cross-sectional survey was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) among the primitive Bharia tribe of Madhya Pradesh, India. Virtually the entire community in Patalkot valley of Chhindwara District was covered. Individuals aged > or =15 years were questioned about chest symptoms relating to TB. Sputum samples were collected and examined by smear microscopy and culture. The overall prevalence of pulmonary TB was found to be 432 per 100 000 population-not dissimilar to that seen in the wider population in India. There is, however, an urgent need to strengthen TB services in the area to improve access for this group.

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Keywords

100 000 population-not dissimilar
 
chest symptoms
 
entire community
 
Madhya Pradesh
 
prevalence
 
primitive Bharia tribe
 
pulmonary tuberculosis
 
TB services
 
urgent
 

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