PREVALENCE OF TYPHOID FEVER IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHERN LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Dr. Divakar Srivastava; Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh; Mr. Mohd. Shahid Khan; Miss. Mahak Jain; Mr. Vinod kumar

Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

PREVALENCE OF TYPHOID FEVER IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHERN LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Dr. Divakar Srivastava, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Mr. Mohd. Shahid Khan, Miss. Mahak Jain, Mr. Vinod Kumar

Abstract :

Background: Typhoid fever has been virtually eliminated from the advanced countries during the last several decades mainly as a result of improvements in water supply and sanitation but it continues to be endemic in the developing countries. It is endemic in most parts of India. Overcrowding, poor sanitation contributes to the spread of infection. So early diagnosis is very effective for prevention and management of disease. Material & methods: A total of 1188 clinically suspected typhoid fever patients from rural areas were included in our prospective study. Blood sample was collected and processed by semi–quantitative slide agglutination Widal test. Results: Out of 1188 total blood samples 382 (32.15%) were positive and 806 (67.8%) samples were negative. Out of total 382 (32.15%) positive cases 126 (23.68%) were male and 256 (39.02% ) were female patients. Conclusion: This study shows prevalence rate of 32.15%, which is suggestive of decreased sanitation awareness, lack of personal hygiene, improper drinking water supply and poor health education