Altitude: Is determinant for tuberculosis incidence?

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dc.contributor.authorTanrikulu A.Ç.
dc.contributor.authorAbakay A.
dc.contributor.authorAbakay Ö.
dc.contributor.authorAlp A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T18:43:38Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T18:43:38Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn the last year, there have been very important improvements about tuberculosis (TB) all over the world. In this study, it was researched TB control studies at two cities in Turkey between 1999 and 2003 in order to determined the factors affecting to TB prevalence. The forms using those dispensaries in two cities to informing about diagnosis and treatment of TB have been investigated retrospectively. In This period, 2387 new TB patients were determined in Diyarbakir, 1844 (77.2 %) of them were pulmonary TB and 543 (22.8 %) extrapulmonary TB. 691 (37.5 %) with pulmonary TB were smear positive. In same period, 375 new TB patients were determined in Kars, 276 (73.6 %) of them were pulmonary TB and 99 (26.4 %) extrapulmonary TB. 50 (18.1 %) patients with pulmonary TB were smear positive. The average incidence of TB was 37.55/100000 in Diyarbakir and 19.59/100000 in Kars (p<0.05). The average incidence of pulmonary TB was 29.04/100000 in Diyarbakir and 14.53/100000 in Kars (p<0.05). The altitude at Diyarbakir is 660 meters and 1768 meters in Kars. According to research from the State Planning Organization of Turkey, there has been an important difference regarding the rates of urbanization and rates of literacy between two city (p<0.05). It was thought that the significant difference regarding incidence of TB between two cities was due to the difference of altitude of those city (2.3 times). Moreover, it was thought that some socioeconomic parameters could be affective on TB prevalence. However, some extensive study should be carrying out to clearly understand the factors affecting TB prevalence.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage181en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-526X
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-33846857252en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage178en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/24242
dc.identifier.volume21en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.relation.ispartofGoztepe Tip Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAltitudeen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factorsen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.titleAltitude: Is determinant for tuberculosis incidence?en_US
dc.title.alternativeRakim tüberköloz sikliğini etkileyen bir faktör müdür?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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