Tuberculosis Endemic in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Jannatun Nayeem Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology
  • Md. Abu Salek Bhawal Badre Alam Government College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18034/mjmbr.v2i2.392

Keywords:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Epidemic, Global Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) has been a major public concern of Bangladesh for decades. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh ranks sixth among the 22 high TB-burden countries. Thus in order to improve the TB status, BRAC introduced the tuberculosis control program in 1984 in collaboration with the government. In this paper is carried out on the number of reported cases and deaths from endemic of tuberculosis. Time series analysis performed on this data reveals that tuberculosis infection has been on the rise over the years. The situation is also the same as the number of deaths. Reported cases and death cases are forecasted to carry out using appropriate and reliable method that also indicates in the two related population in this research work.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Jannatun Nayeem, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

    Department of Arts and Sciences, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, BANGLADESH

  • Md. Abu Salek, Bhawal Badre Alam Government College

    Bhawal Badre Alam Government College, Dhaka, BANGLADESH

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Published

2015-12-31

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015): July - December Issue

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Peer-reviewed Article

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How to Cite

Nayeem, J. ., & Salek, M. A. . (2015). Tuberculosis Endemic in Bangladesh. Malaysian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2(2), 71-76. https://doi.org/10.18034/mjmbr.v2i2.392