Research article

Tuberculosis in relation to Socio-economic conditions of Rawalpindi District

Atta Ur Rehman

Margalla College of Pharmacy, Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Pakistan

Author E-mail: attaurrehman1987@yahoo.com

Accepted 29 November 2014

Abstract

The study pertaining to tuberculosis in relation to socio-economic conditions of Rawalpindi district was conducted. One hundred tuberculosis patients with diversified socioeconomic conditions were randomly taken for the study. The results of the study revealed that tuberculosis was more common in males, age group of 25-45 years. The disease was more dominant in married and uneducated people. Mostly poor people with large family size were victim of disease. The tuberculosis disease was closely associated with nature of job and family history of disease but still lot is to be done in this regard. The results of study are elucidated in the text and conclusions are inferred there in.

Keywords: tuberculosis, socioeconomic conditions, Rawalpindi district