NAGPUR: A study by the pulmonary medicine department at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has found that 58% young adults (19-39 years) were among the 1,909 patients who suffered from multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The lot also accounted for more than 50% of the total deaths due to DR-TB. The study spread over 15 years in three five-year slabs from 2007 to 2022, covered patients from the region.
The study points out at gradual rise in women suffering from DR-TB while predominance of men patients was seen across all age groups, except less than 18 years. The number of affected women touched 40% between 2018-22 as compared to 28% in 2008-12. The ratio of men and women MDR-TB patients stood at 2:1.
