A Yohanes|Semaw Ferede Abera|Sarvath Ali
Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis among suspected patients attending metehara sugar factory hospital; eastern Ethiopia
Jimma University|Jimma University
background tuberculosis major public health problem throughout worldnearly one third worlds population infected mycobacterium tuberculosis mtb hence risk developing active diseasetuberculosis major cause morbidity mortality ethiopia country belongs one affected high burden countriesobjective determine prevalence smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis ptb associated risk factors among suspected patients attending metehara sugar factory hospital east showa ethiopiamethodology crosssectional study conducted march 25 may 302011 113 pulmonary tuberculosis suspected participantssocio demographic risk factors data collected using questionnairesputum samples tuberculosis suspects collected processed sodium hypochlorite bleach centrifugation sedimentation concentration technique stained ziehlneelsen staining examined microscopyresult overall prevalence smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis 142statistical significant association observed age family size history contact chronic coughers tb infected patients smoking habit alcoholism pulmonary tuberculosis p 005 conclusionthe prevalence smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis high metehara sugar factory hospitalthe magnitude higher economically productive age groupsmoking alcoholism contact history chronic coughers highly associated smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis therefore intensification health education early case finding treatment recommended reduce spread disease