Tuberculosis mortality trends in Delhi after implementation of RNTCP

To study the impact of Revised National TB Control Programme on mortality among tuberculosis patients in Delhi and to correlate mortality trends with programme indicators. Record based evaluation of mortality trends from TB registers of all chest clinics of Delhi after implementation of Revised Nati...

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Published inIndian journal of tuberculosis Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 77 - 81
Main Authors Dhingra, V K, Aggarwal, Nishi, Chandra, Shivani, Vashist, R P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.04.2009
Subjects
Communicable Disease Control - methods
Directly Observed Therapy - methods
Humans
India - epidemiology
National Health Programs
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate - trends
Tuberculosis - mortality
Tuberculosis - prevention & control
Urban Population
India
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Summary:To study the impact of Revised National TB Control Programme on mortality among tuberculosis patients in Delhi and to correlate mortality trends with programme indicators. Record based evaluation of mortality trends from TB registers of all chest clinics of Delhi after implementation of Revised National TB Control Programme. The study showed a statistically significant decline in tuberculosis mortality among new smear positive cases after the implementation of Revised National TB Control Programme (z = 4.478 p < 0.05). The mortality among new smear negative and extra pulmonary cases also showed reduction, though not statistically significant. Mortality due to tuberculosis has been considerably reduced in Delhi over the years with the Revised National TB Control Programme implementation since 1997.
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ISSN:0019-5707