Frequency of Depression in Patients suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of depression in patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.Methodology: This Cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in OPD of pulmonology and psychiatry Mardan Medical Complex Mardan. First 265 patients diagnosed with tuberculosis based on sputum smear positive for AFB were selected. After collecting demographic and laboratory details structured questionnaire of Hamilton Rating Scale for depression (Urdu Version) was applied on all the patients for diagnosis of depression.Results: Out of 256 patients 154 (60.16%) were male and 102 (39.84%) were female. Age of patients ranged from18 to 59 years with mean of 43.14 14.9SD. Over all frequency of depression in patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis was 80.1%. In which 52 (20.3%) have mild, 102(39.8%) have moderate and 51 (19.9 %) have severe depression. Depression was more common in females (61.95 %)as compared to male patients (38.04 %).Conclusion: There was high incidence of depression that is 80%in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. The prevalence of depression was found to be more among females than the male TB patients.