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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS: GENDER DIFFERENCE OF MALE & FEMALE.

Shamasuddin Shaikh, Hajira/ Naila Rahu, Anwar Ali Jamali, Ghulam Mustafa Jamali, Bhojo Mal Tanwani, Aamir Shahzad Malik, Moti Ram Bhatia

Background: An association between gender and smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis. Objective: To summarize the gender correlations of subjects with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis. Design: This is a cross-sectional research. Setting: The present research was conducted from January 2017 to December 2017at the Department of Medicine, Nawabshah People's Medical College Hospital. Samples: A total of 385 AFB-positive tuberculosis patients were recruited next to fulfilling the selection criteria. Material and Methods: The data was gathered after a short interview. The subjects were categorized for variable assessment like age, gender and sputum AFB. Results: Of the 385 subjects diagnosed with smear-positive PTB, 66.2% were male and 33.8% were female. Conclusion: This study had concluded that male gender is more affected than female gender in patients who were suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis with smear-positive AFB. Keywords: Pulmonary Tuberculosis, gender, Acid Fast Bacilli, Sputum AFB.

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