| Type | Journal Article - Medical Journal of Malaysia |
| Title | An Evaluation of the Tuberculosis Control Programme of Selangor State, Malaysia for the Year |
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| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2004 |
| Page numbers | 20-25 |
| URL | http://www.e-mjm.org/2004/v59n1/Tuberculosis_Control_Programme.pdf |
| Abstract | In the year 2001, 1459 Tuberculosis (TB) cases (43.1/ 100,000 population) were notified in Selangor. The highest age specific incidence rate was among those aged above 60 years and foreigners accounted for 15% of the cases notified. Fifteen percent of the TB cases were treated in the private sector where treatment efficacy and compliance could not be evaluated. Co- infection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection with TB accounted for 51% of the TB deaths notified. Screening programmes in prisons and drug rehabilitation centres had detected 11.7% of HIV/TB coinfection among HIV positive inmates screened in these institutions. |
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