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September 20-21, 2017 | Philadelphia, USA
Global summit on
TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
Int J Respir Med 2017 Volume 2 Issue 2
Background:
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading causeof death from
an infectious disease in women worldwide. WHO estimates
that in 2015, 3.5 million women fell ill with TB and Tuberculosis
is one of the five killers of women among highly reproductive
age group. Social stigma and discrimination in some settings
can be the reason for delay in seeking treatment for this fatal
disease. Pregnant women living with TB are twice as likely to
have premature babies, and their babies are six times more
likely to die within a few weeks of birth.
Objective:
The objective is to conduct demographic analysis
to study the effect of multiple-drug resistant pulmonary
tuberculosis on women in Thane suburbs.
Methods:
Retrospective cohort study of 100 positive cases of
pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis by using BACTEC-
MGIT 960. Drug sensitivity was studied for first line drugs to
look for MDR cases. Female vignette was studied in detail for
mono-resistance, Poly-resistance and MDR.
Results:
The ratio of Pulmonary tuberculosis: Extra Pulmonary
Tuberculosis is 63:37. The Male : Female ratio of tuberculosis
positive is 51:49. There is an alarming sign of equal number of
male and female patients indicating status of women health
and 80% tuberculosis positive cases of females are in young and
reproductive age group of 15-29. 60% of tuberculosis positive
cases of females have MDR-TB.
Conclusion:
Increasing percentage of women patients may be
due to social stigma, gender discrimination, and poor access to
resources making themmore vulnerable to ill health resulting in
loss of reproductive lives. Findings of this study may be used to
develop new strategies for policy makers, it also underlines that
even todaywomenhave less community support, limited access
to treatment. The study also emphasizes efforts to enhance
gender sensitivity, more in-depth studies on demography and
socio-economy to promote awareness of this fatal disease in
society.
Speaker Biography
Kishore D is currently pursuing his PhD fromUniversity of Mumbai, India. He is a full time
Teacher in the Department of Medical Lab Technology, School of Para-Medical Sciences
in Birla College, Kalyan since last 25 years. He has presented 2 posters in national and
international conferences. He is an active member of various NGOs in India. He loves
to work for underprivileged and puts efforts to bring them into mainstream. Along with
his team of doctors he conducts free health check up and health awareness camps
for underprivileged people. He has been awarded prestigious “Giants Ratna” for his
service to society by Giants International and has also been awarded with Life Time
Achievement Award by Today foundation. Tuberculosis is rampant worldwide. His
efforts are to create awareness among society and policymakers for combating TB.
e:
kishoredesai69@yahoo.inGender perspective demographic study of MDR-TB affected population in Thane suburbs
Kishore D
1
, Bangde Sonal
2
and
Patil Avinash
1
1
Birla College of Arts, Commerce and Science, India
2
Infexn Laboratories Pvt. Ltd, India