Department of Community and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Busitema University, Uganda
Research Article
Socio-Demographic Predictors and Distribution of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Moroto District
Author(s): Elizabeth Kasoga*, Precious Everine Apako, Ssempijja Stephen, Teddy Ajalo, Godfrey Stanley Rebecca Okungura, Paul Oboth, Jacob Komakech Iramiot and Philip Denis Nekaka
Background: Moroto is one of the hard-to-reach districts in Uganda that faces a lot of challenges in effecting the prevention of pulmonary tuberculosis. Despite the high prevalence of PTB in Moroto district, certain areas within the district have a much higher portion of the positive cases recorded when compared to the rest. There is need to identify the distribution pattern of the disease as well as its sociodemographic predictors if elimination of PTB should occur. The geographical information system has become the preferred method and technique for studying the epidemiological characteristics of infectious diseases as it allows for easier and more efficient acquisition, visualization, management, analysis and display of geographic data over other existing methods for disease clusters. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the socio- demographic predictor.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2332 2594.22.13(7).514
