title: Determinants of childhood tuberculosis--a case control study among children registered under revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in a district of South India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the determinants of Tuberculosis (TB) in children between the age group of 0-14 years receiving treatment under Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP).
  
  
  METHODS
  A case (registered under RNTCP) control study was undertaken with 41 cases and 82 controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Factors found to have significance according to binary logistic regression were low-birth weight (LBW) [Odd's ratio = 3.56],Malnutrition [Odd's ratio = 3.96], Passive smoking [Odd's ratio=6.28] and exposure to fire-wood smoke [Odd's ratio = 6.91].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LBW, malnutrition, passive smoking and fire-wood smoke are the risk factors to be addressed to prevent pediatric TB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, M.O.S.C Medical College, Kolenchery, Emakulam, Kerala-682311. reshmirhiju@gmail.com
authors.forename: Reshmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Indu
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Anish
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rajasi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019570:Inhalation Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution