Clinical Profile of Tuberculosis Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh

Abstract

Background: Despite noteworthy socio-economic development and advancement of medical science, till now tuberculosis (TB) is considered a major public health problem. Although TB is a curable disease, still millions of people suffer from TB every year and a number of them die from this infectious disease. Now a day, the prevalence and nature of tuberculosis are not in a consistent stage. We need more current information regarding this issue. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to determine the clinical profile of tuberculosis patients. Methods: This study was a prospective, observational study which was conducted in the Department of Internal Medicine, US-Bangla Medical College, Narayanganj, Bangladesh during the period from January 2020 to December 2020. In total 73 diagnosed patients with tuberculosis, treated in this hospital were selected as the study subjects. Properly written consent was taken from all the participants before data collection. All data were processed, analyzed, and disseminated by using MS Office and SPSS version 23 as per need. Results: In this study, the majority of the participants were from the>40 years age group. One-third (34%) of participants were primary level educated whereas one-fourth (25%) were secondary level educated. The majority (56%) of the patients were found as ‘never smokers’. ‘Never drinker’ (Alcohol) was found 86%. Among the highest number of participants, pulmonary Koch’s was found which was in 42%. Among all the participants, cough and fever were found as two more frequent symptoms which were found in 96% and 86% patients respectively. As the final treatment outcome, we observed, 42% (n=31) patients were fully cured. Treatment was continued on 53% of patients and 4% (n=3) death cases were found. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study we can conclude that fever and cough are the two most frequent symptoms in tuberculosis patients. Although the death rate among TB patients is not alarming, the .........