tailieunhanh - Occupational Pulmonary Tuberculosis among BRAC Community Health Workers of Trishal, Bangladesh

The authors pay their deepest thanks to all the study participants for giving valuable time and useful data for the study; field enumerators for their hard work for data collection; and the programme personnel at Trishal upazila for their cooperation. Special thanks to Associate Professor Dr. Asif Mujtaba Mahmud, Respiratory Medicine Department, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka; Associate Professor Dr. NK Sharma, Radiology and Sonology Department, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh and Professor Dr. Nasiruddin Miah, Radiology and Imaging Department, National Institute of Cancer Research, Dhaka for examination of chest X-ray films for diagnosis of PTB among the study participants. The authors also thank the laboratory technicians at BRAC field. | Occupational Pulmonary Tuberculosis among BRAC Community Health Workers of Trishal Bangladesh Fazlul Karim1 Jalaluddin Ahmed2 Qazi Shafayetul Islam1 Md. Akramul Islam3 1BRAC Research and Evaluation Divison RED 2BRAC International Programme 3BRAC Health Programme September 2011 Research Monograph Series No. 50 Research and Evaluation Division BRAC 75 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh Telephone 88-02-9881265 8824180-7 PABX Fax 88-02-8823542 Website research Copyright 2011 BRAC September 2011 Cover design Sajedur Rahman Printing and publication Altamas Pasha Design and Layout Md. Akram Hossain Published by BRAC BRAC Centre 75 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh Telephone 88-02 9881265 8824180-87 Fax 88-02 8823542 Website research BRAC RED publishes research reports scientific papers monographs working papers research compendium in Bangla Nirjash proceedings manuals and other publications on subjects relating to poverty social development and human rights health and nutrition education gender environment and governance. Printed by BRAC Printers 87-88 old 41 new Block C Tongi Industrial Area Gazipur Bangladesh ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements v Abstract vi Executive summary vii Background 1 The study 5 Methods and materials 6 Results 10 Discussion 23 Conclusion 26 Recommendations 27 References 28 .