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100 _aSenthil, S. and Kanaga, G.
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245 _aNational Tb elimination programme: A study of tuberculosis patients in Andaman and Nicobar islands
260 _aBihar Journal of Public Administration
300 _a21(2), Jul-Dec, 2024: p.771-782
520 _aAn estimated 10.6 million people worldwide 3.2 million women, 6 million men, and 1.2 million children are TB positive. Globally, 1.6 million people lost their lives to tuberculosis in 2021. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are remotely situated and prone to tuberculosis disease. Thus, it becomes imperative to understand socio-economic profile of Tuberculosis patients in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. For this purpose a cross sectional socio economic survey was conducted to study the profile of Tuberculosis patients sampled from Seven Tuberculosis Units (TUs) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands participated in this investigation and included the TB patients aged above 18 years, amounting to 274 from both the sexes. Our examination reveals that NTEP reaches all segment of the population, indicating an effective TB control by curing TB patients and sustaining their productivity. This will also help in achieving the one of the END TB goals of alleviating poverty by reducing catastrophic cost to the poor patients.-Reproduced http://www.iipabiharbranch.org/upload/BJPA%20Vol%20XXI%20No.%202%20Jul-Dec%202024.pdf
650 _aTuberculosis, Demographic, Social, Economic, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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773 _aBihar Journal of Public Administration
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