The relationship between the level of smoking and the severity of symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis in Filipino multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients of the TB-DOTS center of De La Salle University Medical Center
Date of Completion
2016
Document Type
Research Project
Degree Name
Community Medicine
Keywords
Smoking, Tuberculosis
Abstract
A case-control design was employed in this study. Twenty six (26) Filipino MDR-TB patients of the TB-DOTS Center who were 18 years old and above, and have smoked prior to being diagnosed with MDR-TB were randomly selected. The data collection tool used was a self-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed through mean, median, mode standard deviation and Chi-square test. This study showed that most of the patients engaged in light smoking (76%) and had low severity of PTB symptoms (54%). All confounding variable-gender, age, place of residence, occupation, and socio-economic status-were found to be insignificant in relation to the level of smoking and to the severity of PTB symptoms. There was insufficient evidence to support that there was a significant relationship between the level of smoking and the severity of PTB symptoms experienced by an MDR-TB patient.
APA Citation
Ballesteros, A. L., Betonio, R. L., Crisologo, C., Eco, M. J., Embuscado, A. G., Eugenio, P. M., Gaspar, J., Guevarra, R. R., Hubo, A. A., Jaro, R., & Macatangay, J. M. (2016). The relationship between the level of smoking and the severity of symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis in Filipino multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients of the TB-DOTS center of De La Salle University Medical Center. [Research output, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute]. GreenPrints. https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/commed/64/