Detection of all types of Tuberculosis and their outcome among internally displaced persons attending consular clinic for TB in Kirkuk-Iraq

Abstract

Background Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are persons who are forced to free or leave their homes or places, and they are more vulnerable groups specially the  children  ,  women  and  elderly.  Tuberculosis  is  one  of  the  public  health problems facing Internally displaced persons.
Aim:  This  study  was  conducted  to  show  the  prevalence  and  outcome  of tuberculosis among IDPs. 
Patients and Methods:  A total of 173 IDPs were followed up for the period of DOTS program treatment and their outcome was detected according to the DOTS strategy, The activity of the context of increased T.B detection and control among IDPS has been concluded in NTP program during 2011. There was delay in obtaining two mobile clinic to visit IDPS , was postponed to 2013 ,it was started during 2013 by the disturbing educational maternal (1000) copy brochures. A sampling of all T.B patients, whether they are smear positive, smear negative , or extrapulmonary as well as multidrug resistance were included. The local T.B program network in Kirkuk governorate  is comprised of one T.B  consulatory  clinic and  10 diagnostic  lab. distributed  around the 6 districts 
Results: Out of 400000 IDPs , 173 were registered as T.B ,120 were completed 6 months treatment with 74% success rate, while (53)40% were lost to follow up . Conclusion: It was concluded that IDPs needs more active follow up to complete their long duration treatment.