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September 16, 2025Deleted JournalOpen Access

Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and its associated risk factors among suspected patients visiting Durbete Primary Hospital, northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

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MDMaritu DemelashENEndalkachew NibretZMZebasil Minichil

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Cross-sectional study identifies tuberculosis prevalence and associated risk factors in suspected patients.

Key Points

  • The study found a 9.44% prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among 180 suspected patients.
  • Significant risk factors included unknown hypertension history (AOR = 8.483) and contact with known TB cases (AOR = 16.108).
  • Data were collected through questionnaires and sputum samples examined with GeneXpert and microscopy.
  • Addressing PTB prevalence may require enhanced surveillance and community education on risk factors.

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Demelash et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d42321713b0b5dfea6ab9ahttps://doi.org/10.1177/22799036251373008
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