Sputum collection and disposal among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in coastal South India

T. Rekha; P. Singh; B. Unnikrishnan; P. Prasanna Mithra; N. Kumar; K. D.V. Prasad; V. Raina; M. Kumar Papanna; V. Kulkarni

doi:10.5588/ijtld.12.0495

Sputum collection and disposal among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in coastal South India

T. Rekha^*
, P. Singh
, B. Unnikrishnan
, P. Prasanna Mithra
, N. Kumar
, K. D.V. Prasad
, V. Raina
, M. Kumar Papanna
, V. Kulkarni

^*Corresponding author for this work

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BACKGROUND: Safe sputum disposal practices minimise the spread of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). OBJECTIVES: To study the perceptions and practices of sputum disposal among PTB patients. METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted among 206 diagnosed sputum-positive TB patients registered in selected DOTS centres in Mangalore. RESULTS: Safe sputum disposal practice was followed by 50% of the subjects: it was higher among females (62%), patients of middle socio-economic status (75.5%) and those with a family history of TB (70%). Furthermore, 75% patients believed that TB was caused by several factors. CONCLUSIONS: High proportions of subjects were unaware about the causes of TB and did not practise safe disposal of sputum.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	621-623
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.12.0495
Publication status	Published - 01-05-2013

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