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Tuberculosis mortality trends in Delhi after implementation of RNTCP
V K Dhingra1, Nishi Aggarwal, Shivani Chandra
1New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110 002. ndtbc@yahoo.com
Objectives:
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.
Methods:
Record based evaluation of mortality trends from TB registers of all chest clinics of Delhi after implementation of Revised National TB Control Programme.
Results:
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.
Conclusion:
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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