Association of Alcohol intake with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Control Study (original) (raw)
Acta Scientific Nutritional Health
Background: India is the highest TB burden country in the world and accounts for nearly one fifth (20%) of global burden of TB. Every year approximately 1.80 million persons develop TB of which 0.82 million are infectious. Along with well-established risk factors such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malnutrition, emerging variables such as diabetes, indoor air pollution, alcohol, use of immunosuppressive drugs, and tobacco smoke play a significant role at both the individual and population level. Objectives: To study the association of pulmonary tuberculosis among the alcohol users. Methodology: A community based Case-Control study was conducted in an area covered by all the ten (10) designated microscopy centers under West Tripura District. A total of 90 cat I pulmonary tuberculosis patients and 270 neighbourhood controls matched for age and sex were interviewed according to a predesigned interview schedule. Result: It has been observed that, the participants who consume alcohol had 3.2 times higher risk of developing Pulmonary Tuberculosis and this association was statistically significant [3.269 (P<0.0001)]. Conclusion: Alcohol consumption is associate with higher risk of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, is an infectious disease caused by various strains of Mycobacteria, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB most commonly affects the lung. It can spread through the lymph nodes and blood stream to any organ in the body [1]. The risk factors for TB consists of epidemiological triad of agent, host and environment. The agent being the tubercle bacilli, a susceptible person as a host and an environment, which allows the bacilli to survive and transfer from one host to another. Alcohol consumption act as a risk factor by increasing the susceptibility of human host. India has the highest TB burden country in the world and accounts for nearly one fifth (20%) of global burden Volume 3 Issue
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