Poor Knowledge of Tuberculosis among the Population of Jeddah and Makkah Saudi Arabia, a High-Risk Area

AlOtaibi, Ssakher M; Almoshadq, Abdullah F.; Alghanmi, Hosam A.; Aljuiad, Fetoon; Soliman, Yasmin R.; Alzuair, Abdulmajeed T.; Alzahrani, Osama A.; Algarni, Abdulrahman A.; Ali, Malak Y.

doi:10.4236/jtr.2016.43010

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“…PTB in Saudi Arabia is likely to rise due to the substantial influx of religious visitors who travel to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah for Hajj and Umrah every year and due to the country's current robust economic expansion, which is expected to attract large numbers of the immigrant laborer. [ 10 11 12 ] Most of these visitors and workers come from areas where PTB is highly endemic, such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Yemen. [ 10 11 12 ] The available literature comprises a substantial number of PTB studies on the epidemiology, anti-TB drug resistance, prognosis, and outcomes of the disease.…”

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“…[ 10 11 12 ] Most of these visitors and workers come from areas where PTB is highly endemic, such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Yemen. [ 10 11 12 ] The available literature comprises a substantial number of PTB studies on the epidemiology, anti-TB drug resistance, prognosis, and outcomes of the disease. However, little attention has been given to the development of LRTIs in patients with PTB during their anti-TB treatment duration and how that might affect patient outcomes.…”

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Coinfection of pulmonary tuberculosis with other lower respiratory tract infections: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Aldriwesh¹,

Alaqeel²,

Mashraqi³

et al. 2022

Ann Thorac Med

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BACKGROUND: Little attention has been given to the development of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) during their anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) treatment and how that might affect patients’ health status. Here, the prevalence and etiologies of other LRTIs in a cohort of PTB patients were determined, and the clinical features and outcomes were described. METHODS: Adult patients with PTB between 2015 and 2020 were recruited and monitored during their anti-TB treatment for the presence of LRTIs. Clinical data were retrospectively collected from patients’ medical records. RESULTS: Data from 76 PTB patients (57 [75%] males) were reviewed. The median age was 61.0 (interquartile range 83.5–35.5) years, and other LRTIs were detected in 45 (59.2%) PTB patients. Of the 126 episodes of LRTIs, 84 (66.7%) were due to bacterial infections, 37 (29.4%) were due to fungal infections, and 5 (3.9%) were due to viral infections. The development of LRTIs was significantly more common in older ( P = 0.012) and hypertensive patients with PTB ( P = 0.019). Patients with PTB and LRTIs experienced significantly more frequent extrapulmonary infections ( P = 0.0004), bloodstream infections ( P = 0.001), intensive care unit stays ( P = 0.001), and invasive mechanical ventilation use ( P = 0.03) than patients who did not develop LRTI. CONCLUSIONS: The identification of host-related risk factors for LRTI development among patients with PTB could be used to develop a prediction model for LRTI development. Hence, initiating antimicrobials early, in parallel with appropriate anti-TB treatment, may mitigate PTB-related health and economic consequences.

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Coinfection of pulmonary tuberculosis with other lower respiratory tract infections: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Aldriwesh¹,

Alaqeel²,

Mashraqi³

et al. 2022

Ann Thorac Med

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“…2 Major problems in controlling TB burden ispoor knowledge of transmission and prevention of TB. 3,4…”

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Association of socio-demographic characteristics with knowledge and perception about disease among newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in western Utter Pradesh: a cross-sectional study

Kaushal¹,

Dhaked²

2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: TB is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. The risk of TB is high among populations living in poverty, low socioeconomic groups, low income, immune-suppressed (including AIDS), and extreme age (old age and children) groups, etc. Methods: The study was conducted in TB and chest department of Sarojini Naidu medical college Agra city. The total number of patients registered during the period of July to September 2017 was 518; out of these 288 were new pulmonary and extrapulmonary patients. Out of 288 subjects, 123 were pulmonary patients. All the 123 new pulmonary tuberculosis patients (both smear +ve and smear -ve) were included in the study. 18 patients were loss to follow up after registration thus final effective sample size was 105 for further follow-up study. Results: Overwhelming (84.76%) patients belonged to a lower socioeconomic class. The maximum number (85.33%) of the study subjects among upper lower socioeconomic status had no knowledge regarding causative microbes of the disease (p=0.001). Conclusions: The majority of patients belong to illiterate, lower socioeconomic group, married and other than general cast, living in a joint, overcrowded family with more than four family members. About half of the subjects not knowing the method of prevention & consequence of treatment interruption. Most of them felt that quality of life affected after disease and about 1/4th of them felt hurtful behaviour of family members.

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The implementation of health <em> istithaah </em> to the pilgrims with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study in Jakarta, Indonesia

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BACKGROUND Based on the regulation of the Indonesian Ministry of Health No. 15 of 2016 about health istithaah for the Hajj, patients with tuberculosis (TB) can be categorized into ineligible or temporarily ineligible pilgrims. This study aimed to know the characteristics of pilgrims with TB and determined their level of fitness for fulfilling the health istithaah. METHODS A cross-sectional study of pilgrims from Jakarta who were receiving TB treatment during the Hajj in 2018 was conducted with consecutive sampling. The secondary data was collected from the Hajj Integrated Computer Health System 2018, TB registered form, and six-minute walk test (the fitness level data) conducted by the District Hajj Health Team at district health centers in DKI Jakarta and Pondok Gede before the Hajj embarkation in June–July 2018. The questionnaire to the Indonesian Hajj Health Team during pilgrimage was also included as additional data. RESULTS Thirty-one pilgrims received TB treatment and completed the intensive phase of TB treatment, but 29 pilgrims had no symptoms. Among them, 2 patients had MDR-TB. Most of them were male aged ≥40 years old. Twelve pilgrims with TB have a sufficient fitness. All pilgrims were able to run the pillars of the Hajj. CONCLUSIONS Pilgrims with TB, including MDR-TB, who had completed the intensive phase with a negative sputum smear test were declared eligible for the Hajj with assistance.

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Poor Knowledge of Tuberculosis among the Population of Jeddah and Makkah Saudi Arabia, a High-Risk Area

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Coinfection of pulmonary tuberculosis with other lower respiratory tract infections: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Coinfection of pulmonary tuberculosis with other lower respiratory tract infections: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Association of socio-demographic characteristics with knowledge and perception about disease among newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in western Utter Pradesh: a cross-sectional study

The implementation of health <em> istithaah </em> to the pilgrims with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study in Jakarta, Indonesia

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