Context:
A recent report by the Resource Group for Education and Advocacy for Community Health (REACH) highlights efforts to address tuberculosis (TB) among migrants in Tamil Nadu.
Key Highlights:
- Of the TB patients, 36.6% are migrants, as screened under such criteria associated with the specific disease.
- Migrant is a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work.
- TB cases receive location tendency scores, with as much as 62% transferring out of intervention districts.
- The comorbidity study found 29% malnourished, 27% having diabetes, and 25% with alcohol consumption.
- Malnutrition is an imbalance between the nutrients your body needs to function and the nutrients it gets.
Context:
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, also known as the “white death” or consumption, is a contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. It affects the lungs and can progress to active disease, which can kill half of affected individuals if left untreated.
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