Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center

muslu, leyla; KOLUTEK, RAHSAN

doi:10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.342

Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center

Rahşan KOLUTEK, (Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi, Semra ve Vefa Küçük Sağlık Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Bölümü, Nevşehir, Türkiye)

Leyla MUSLU (Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Bölümü, Antalya, Türkiye)

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 27 Sayı: 8 Sayfa Aralığı: 2138 - 2144 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.342 İndeks Tarihi: 06-12-2020

Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center

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Aim: The aim of the study is to contribute to epidemiological data related to tuberculosis in Turkey by analyzing the epidemiologicalcharacteristics of patients registered in the Nevşehir Community Health Center Tuberculosis Unit.Material and Methods: In this study which is descriptively typed, the data of the registered patients between January 2011 andDecember 2017 in the Tuberculosis Control Unit of the Public Health Center of Nevsehir were retrospectively analyzed. Thedemographic characteristics and tuberculosis-related characteristics of the patients and the distribution of Tuberculosis patientsby years were scanned through Electronic Tuberculosis Management System and related documents and the results were evaluatedelectronically.Results: 53,6% of the patients were diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. Nurse, dental technician, soldier, prisoner, student, andmasseur were among the occupations that had the risk of spreading tuberculosis. It was determined that 18.6% of them activelysmoked. In this study, the number of asylum seekers having Tuberculosis disease was found as 6,4%. and pulmonary tuberculosisrate was found significantly higher in men. Additionally, the disease was found to be significantly more common in the rural districts.Conclusion: At the end of the study, it was determined that the patients with tuberculosis lived in low income and crowded familiesand in unfavorable locations. It was recommended that primary precautions should be taken according to the risk of the diseasespreading at the rural district where the number of cases was the highest.

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APA	KOLUTEK R, muslu l (2020). Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center. Annals of Medical Research, 27(8), 2138 - 2144. 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.342
Chicago	KOLUTEK RAHSAN,muslu leyla Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center. Annals of Medical Research 27, no.8 (2020): 2138 - 2144. 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.342
MLA	KOLUTEK RAHSAN,muslu leyla Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center. Annals of Medical Research, vol.27, no.8, 2020, ss.2138 - 2144. 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.342
AMA	KOLUTEK R,muslu l Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center. Annals of Medical Research. 2020; 27(8): 2138 - 2144. 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.342
Vancouver	KOLUTEK R,muslu l Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center. Annals of Medical Research. 2020; 27(8): 2138 - 2144. 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.342
IEEE	KOLUTEK R,muslu l "Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center." Annals of Medical Research, 27, ss.2138 - 2144, 2020. 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.342
ISNAD	KOLUTEK, RAHSAN - muslu, leyla. "Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis patients under followed by Nevsehir community health center". Annals of Medical Research 27/8 (2020), 2138-2144. https://doi.org/10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.342