Multimorbidity among Tuberculosis Cases’ Bangladesh Perspective

Authors

  • Atiya Tasnim Muna Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Mohakhali, Dhaka
  • Kazi Shafiqul Halim Associate Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Mohakhali, Dhaka
  • Bushra E Zannat Khan Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Mohakhali, Dhaka
  • Kazi Fardana Mostary Medical Officer, Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Mohakhali, Dhaka
  • Md Safikul Islam Medical Officer, Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Mohakhali, Dhaka
  • Mohiuddin Mohammad Alamgir Medical Officer, Upazila Health Complex Nandail, Mymensingh
  • Noor Rifat Ara Deputy Program Manager, CSBA & Midwifery, Meternal Health, MNCAH, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v46i3.42242

Keywords:

Tuberculois, multimorbidity, co-morbidity

Abstract

Globally tuberculosis (TB) has become the leading cause of death from infectious diseases. Tuberculosis is a chronic infection and a person may suffer from tuberculosis and other chronic medical conditions at the same time. Co-occurrence of multiple chronic conditions in the same individual, known as multimorbidity (MM) is increasing worldwide. This cross-sectional study was carried out from January 2017 to December 2017 to reveal the extent of multimorbidity among tuberculosis cases. A TB case with multimorbidity was defined as TB with multimorbidity (TB-MM) subject. By convenient sampling, 227 tuberculosis cases from 8 Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS) centers from Dhaka, Mymensingh and Netrokona districts were enrolled in this study. Among 227 tuberculosis cases 29 (12.8%) cases had multimorbidity (TB-MM subjects). Prevalence of multimorbidity was significantly higher in age group ≥40 years (p<0.001), male cases (p=0.034) and cases who had family income >30000 BDT/month (p=0.001), were currently smoker (p=0.028) and whose BCG scars were not seen (p<0.001). This study recommends that each TB case should be investigated for other chronic conditions to reveal the actual national magnitude of multimorbidity.

Bangladesh Med J. 2017 Sep; 46 (3): 74-79

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Published

2019-07-16

How to Cite

Muna, A. T., Halim, K. S., Khan, B. E. Z., Mostary, K. F., Islam, M. S., Mohammad Alamgir, M., & Ara, N. R. (2019). Multimorbidity among Tuberculosis Cases’ Bangladesh Perspective. Bangladesh Medical Journal, 46(3), 74–79. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v46i3.42242

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Original Articles