Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death and the leading cause from a single infectious agent (above HIV/AIDS).Millions of people continue to fall sick with TB each year.1 In 2017, TB caused an estimated 1.3 million deaths (range, 1.2-1.4) among HIV-negative people and there were an additional 300 000 deaths from TB (range, 266 000-335 000) among HIV-positive people 2 (2).

In 2017, the largest number of new TB cases occurred in the South- East Asia and Western Pacific region, with 62%of new cases, followed by African region, with 25% of new cases 3

Iraq is considered to be a middle burden country with TB, and occupies rank 108 globally and 7 in eastern Mediterranean region among countries with TB burden size. According to WHO report, the estimated incidence of TB in Iraq is 45/100000 population (I.e estimated total new TB cases is around 15000 per year), while the prevalence is 74/100000 and the mortality is 3/1000004 (4).

In most cases, the infection is caused by inhaling the tuberculosis bacilli from the infected person by coughing or sneezing, talk and in a few cases by drinking milk contaminated with tuberculosis bacilli, or the person is sharing the infectious patient in his tools, personal instruments, and rarely through the skin 5 (5).

This study intended to investigate the prevalence of TB detected cases which attended Al-Wihda TB health center in AL-Falluja city, Iraq for period 1st January/2018 to 31st December/2018.

A “retrospective’’ study design was employed throughout this study from the period of 20th July to August 24th , 2019 in order to detect the TB cases in AL-Falluja city for 2018.A sample of 60 patients with tuberculosis was registered in AL-Falluja city for 2018.These patients were with different age groups from months to 65 year of age. It consist of collection about the (age, gender, address, symptom, type of patient, site of TB, outcome) from registered data of TB patients in AL-Wihda health center, Falluja city.Table 1 Table 2 Table 3,Table 4 Table 5 Figure 1,Figure 2

Figure 1:show sweating and fever were the most symptoms that the patient complaining from them with cough that is usually associated with whitish sputum in most of the patients.

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Figure 2 : show most the patient have new infection without relation to the previous history of TB or positive family history.

This study describes the Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with TB and their outcome in one-year period in Al-Falluja city. We depend on documented data in patients’ records in Al-Wihda health center. Initially, they were complain from many of constitutional symptoms besides chest symptoms.15-30 days as a time range between the first manifestation and the diagnosis with TB, indicating the delayed presentation of patients to health care facilities for TB diagnosis. This may be due to lack of knowledge of symptom presentation, and financial barriers faced by patients.

TBP was confirmed only by chest X-ray and DSM (Direct Sputum Smear Microscopy) with absence of Xpert and IGRA in Al-Wihda health center. Case detection rate (CDR) of (NS+) was 20.5% for

2018.” Case Detection Rate (CDR)is still used as a primary indicator to measure case finding at all levels, even though it is not recommended by WHO to be used at subnational levels. In addition, CDR is not even measurable at subnational level as there are currently no subnational estimate of incidence” (6). All patients had received first line of TB drugs that include category I (NS+,NS-,NEPTB, unknown TB history) and category II (Relapse, failure, loss to follow up) with (Isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide) used on two phases initial phase (2 months) and continuation phase (4 months).Most the patients did not have previous history or family history ,some of them had either previous history or family history There was screening and preventive therapy for the contact at risk but really was limited. while others had experience with both of them. There was screening and preventive therapy for the contact at risk but really was limited. The outcome of the patients was complete their treatment with detection of two cases had resistant to rifampicin but there was no one case with MDR.

Our main findings are:

1/TB in our area is a disease of a low education and poor people.

2/Extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB)was more frequent (47%), and, more specifically, pleura (46%).

3/female patients had experienced detected cases of tuberculosis more than male.

4/Age group of (15-24) year old had experienced detected cases of TB more than other age group.

5/New extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) is the type in female patient, while new pulmonary TB (PTB) (SS+) is the type in male patient.

6 /The patients were complain commonly from fever and night sweating, cough that was usually with whitish sputum, weight loss and chest pain.

Other were complain from loss of appetite and fatigue.There was no complaining of hemoptysis.

Recommendation:

By based on the conclusion, our study can recommend that:

1. Increase individuals and patients’ awareness to wared tuberculosis as public health problem and the benefits of its treatment.

2. Effective attention about the people at risk by the health program.

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