The frequency of risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis in tuberculosis patients in Babol, Northern Iran, during 2008-2015

• Main Authors: Shokri Mehran, Najafi Rahmatollah, Niromand Jalal, Babazadeh Arefeh, Javanian Mostafa, Bayani Masomeh, Afra Zahra Geraili, Ebrahimpour Soheil
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2018-09-01
• Series: Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
• Subjects: pulmonary tuberculosis; epidemiology; tuberculosis risk factors; iran
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2018-0028

In the current study, we investigated the risk factors for tuberculosis in patients admitted to the Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital in Babol, north of Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 207 patients with proven tuberculosis during the years 2008-2015. Demographic data such as age and sex, smoking, history of underlying illness, illness symptoms, and laboratory results were collected and analyzed at a significant level of less than 0.05. From 207 patients, 136 were male (65.7%), 71 were female (34.3%), and 76 of them (37.3%) were smokers. It is notable that most patients (29.5%) were over the age of 71. The relation between age profile and being tuberculosis has been studied, but the co-relation was found to be not significant. The most common complaint has been coughing (60.9%).