Sociodemographic factors affecting knowledge levels of tuberculosis patients in New Delhi
Age, sex, socioeconomic level, kind of lodgings, malnutrition, and personal cleanliness should all be taken into account for TB treatment adherence. A new set of frameworks should be developed to enhance the living circumstances of high-risk populations and patients who are living in crowded locations since sharing a room or a house in a populated region increases the risk of TB transmission.
Authors
- P.S. Sarma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3236-4215)
- Ilham Zaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3456-1987)
- V. Ramankutty
- Khalid Umer Khayyam
- Gurpreet Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1375-3189)
- Quazi toufique Ahmad
Institutions
- Amala Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (IN)
- LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (IN)
- World Health Organization - India (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_387_24
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33