Prevalence of sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis among the suspected visited patients in selected area of District Malakand, Pakistan

Abstract

To control and stopped the progression of Tuberculosis (TB) epidemiological data as well as effective treatment are very necessary. This study was design to determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis sputum smear positive (PTB-SS+ve) cases among the total registered suspected cases of TB at different treatment center of district Malakand. This retrospective was carried out between 1^st Janaury-25^th June 2015. Overall prevalence of PTB-SS+ve in the district was 43.56%. The ratio of the disease was found slightly high 51.02% among the male patients while 48.98% in female. On the basis of age wise distribution the maximum amount cases 37.76% were recorded in age 16-30 years while the lowest No. of cases 8.16% were recorded in age 0-15 years. In conclusion, the PTB-SS+ve was prevalent disease in district Malakand mostly infected the individuals having age between 16-30 years. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are necessary to control the disease.

Keywords:  Tuberculosis, Prevalence, Retrospective study, Smear positive Pulmonary