Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst the Baigas--a primitive tribe of Madhya Pradesh, Central India.
BACKGROUND
A community-based cross-sectional tuberculosis (TB) disease prevalence survey was undertaken amongst the Baiga primitive tribal community of Baiga Chak in central India.


METHODS
A population of 2,359 was covered under the study. Sputum samples were collected from chest symptomatics and examined for smear microscopy and culture.


RESULTS
Overall prevalence of PTB was 146 (95% C.I: 0-318) per 100,000 population.


CONCLUSIONS
The findings suggest that TB is not a major public health problem amongst this tribal group. However, there is still the need to maintain and further strengthen TB control measures on a sustained and long term basis in the area.
Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals (RMRCT), Indian Council of Medical, Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
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Yadav
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Rao
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Bhat
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Gopi
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Selvakumar
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Wares
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D044382:Population Groups; D015995:Prevalence; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology