A Demographic Study of Sputum Smear Positive Cases of Tuberculosis in Raigarh District

This is a unit-wise study of tuberculosis in which case finding and new smear positive conversion rate is undertaken in patients registered under RNTCP on a quarter period basis during 2014 and first quarter period of 2015.The analysis revealed that the number of new smear positives and new smear negatives are increasing in successive quarterly periods indicating improved efficiency of the tuberculosis units. Other parameters also indicate the positive approach of all tuberculosis units.