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More than 1,000 people test positive for TB in Jinja
Posted Sunday, April 3 2011 at 00:00
At least 1,287 people have been found with tuberculosis in Jinja leaving the district authorities scared. The District Tuberculosis/Leprosy Control Supervisor, Mr Bernard Mugabi, on Thursday told journalists that this figure puts the case detection rate for TB in Jinja at 82 per cent which is higher than the 70 per cent national figure.
He said men are the most affected with 724 of them having the TB virus and 563 females, according to the latest survey conducted at Jinja Referral Hospital.
Mr Mugabi said lack of information about the availability of TB drugs, refusal to go for testing and smoking together with drinking alcohol have been the major root causes of the big number of TB patients in the district...
More than 1,000 people test positive for TB in Jinja
Posted Sunday, April 3 2011 at 00:00
At least 1,287 people have been found with tuberculosis in Jinja leaving the district authorities scared. The District Tuberculosis/Leprosy Control Supervisor, Mr Bernard Mugabi, on Thursday told journalists that this figure puts the case detection rate for TB in Jinja at 82 per cent which is higher than the 70 per cent national figure.
He said men are the most affected with 724 of them having the TB virus and 563 females, according to the latest survey conducted at Jinja Referral Hospital.
Mr Mugabi said lack of information about the availability of TB drugs, refusal to go for testing and smoking together with drinking alcohol have been the major root causes of the big number of TB patients in the district...