Tuberculosis in Baghdad, Iraq 2012-2016: Retrospective Study

Abstract

Objective (s): The present study intended at examining the prevalence of tuberculosis in Baghdad City, Iraq
for the period of 2012-2016.
Methodology: A descriptive “retrospective” design was applied throughout the present study from the
period of November 12th 2017 to February 13th 2018 in order to detect the tuberculosis cases with regard
to patients’ demographic characteristics in Baghdad City, Iraq for 2012-2016. A total of (11680) registered
patients with tuberculosis are selected. An instrument was constructed for the purpose of the study. Data
were collected from the health records at the National Tuberculosis Center, State TB center, and district TB
center for the period of 2012 to 2016 with the use of the study instrument. Data were analyzed through the
application of descriptive statistical data analysis approach of frequency, percent and total scores.
Results: The study findings revealed that there was a significant difference among them pairwise from
this point of view; i.e., the number of married people is more than single, more than divorced and more
than a patient with a dead spouse the literacy level of TB patients is significantly different, with (59.77%)
of illiterate patients, (2.27%) of elementary education, (18.30%) of secondary education, (19.04%) of
secondary education and diploma and (0.61%) university degree. Most of the patients had experienced
Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis (52.36%).
Conclusion: The study concluded that the gender ratio was accounted for the most (2.14:1) in the year of
2015. The urban zone the incidence rate was greater than that of the rural zone.