The Prevalence and Characteristic of Tuberculosis with Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Health Region 4, 2021

Abstract

        The cross-sectional study aimed to study prevalence and characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus patients in Health Region 4, 2021. The study sample consisted of 13 patients with uncontrolled diabetes who were registered for tuberculosis screening and diagnosed with tuberculosis in hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Public Health in Health Region 4 between 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021 from the National Tuberculosis Information Program (NTIP) database. The patients record form was developed for the study by the researcher for data collection. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviations. Results: Of 3,363 uncontrolled diabetes mellitus patients, had 13 TB (prevalence 0.39%), 69.2% of those were male, 53.9% were aged 45 – 60 years old, 53.9% were full-time employee, 53.9% had social security, 46.1% had negative AFB smear result, 61.5% had CXR result as Cavity, 100% received standard regimen, and 84.6% had successful treatment outcome.  Recommendations for prevention and control of tuberculosis Priority should be given to the screening for tuberculosis in high-risk groups, especially among those with uncontrolled diabetes, at least once a year to allow rapid diagnosis of TB.