SURVEY ON THE ECONOMIC CAPABILITY OF TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS

Pak, Jong Wook

doi:1967.0.26.45

Tuberc Respir Dis > Issue 26; 1967 > Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1967;26:45-49.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1967.26.1.45

SURVEY ON THE ECONOMIC CAPABILITY OF TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS

Jong Wook Pak

The Korean National Tuberculosis Association

Abstract

The Author conducted the survey of the economic cap- abilities on the tuberculosis patients who was confirmed by the nation-wide TB Prevalence Survey, 1950. The result of the survey were obtained as following; 1. Regarding the economic capabilities of chemotherapy on TB patients, 37.8% of patients was to treat INH alone whereas 23.5% of the patients was impossible for the chemotherapy. 2. In urban and rural district, especially among impossible group of chemotherapy. it was 11.6% in rural while 29.5% in urban among secondary drug group of chemotherapy, Urban District (11.6%) was highly significant than rural(3.0%) in its proportion. 3. According to extent of diseases, INH alone group of chemotherapy was the highest in minimal TB (40.2%) and moderately advanced TB (38.3%), while combined was the highest (43.2%) in far advanced group. 4. Tuberculosis Patient who was registered at Health Center were (6.5%) of total patients. It was higher in urban (8.1%) than rural (5.7%) 5. 9.8% of total patients are under treatment, and among them 60% is irregular treatment.