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b) Socio-Cultural, Socio-Economic & Demographic Aspects
 
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AU : Williams EC
TI : Family problems of Tuberculosis patients.
SO : National Conference on Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, 26th, Bangalore, India, 3-5 Jan 1971, p. 302-304.
DT : CP
AB :

The study examined the socio-cultural consequences of acquiring TB on the patients and their families. A random sample of a hundred TB patients who received treatment at the Tuberculosis Chemotherapy Center, Madras, were chosen to determine the types of problems encountered in families stricken with pulmonary TB. The patients varied widely in marital status and by occupation. The problems encountered by the patients were broadly classified into three categories, sociological, financial and psychological. Of these, sociological problems such as disruption of family life, maladjustment, break-up of homes and loss of mental balance were the most commonly experienced problems and were more significant than occupational problems. It is suggested that unless the community and various Government and voluntary agencies act together to tackle the socio-cultural aspects impacting TB patients, along with the medical treatment, the patients will not achieve the desired benefits.

KEYWORDS: SOCIO-CULTURAL; SOCIAL APPROACH; INDIA
 
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