摘要:Tuberculosis is a global health problem, especially in developing and the underdeveloped countries. TB, especially among individuals with a mood disorder, such as depression is common. Because of this association of TB with mood disorders doctors should also note to Depression during the treatment of TB patients to prevent the spread of TB in the community. This cross-sectional study was performed on TB patients. In order to collect demographic information, a checklist of demographic questions, including age, gender, education, nationality (Iranian or non-Iranian), family size, etc. were used. The results will be classified according to the severity of depression: absence of depression (Score 10-1), mild depression (Score 16-11), moderate (score 30-17) and severe (Score 40-31) and very severe (Score 40 and up). Data was entered in SPSS and to determine the relationship between different variables T-Test was used. in this study 76 patients included 46 males (60.5%) and 30 females (39.5%) with a mean age of 42.14 ± 17.67 years were take part. 17 patients (22.4%) have mild depression, 25 patients (32.9%) have moderate depression, 7 patients (9.2%) have severe depression and 27 patients (35.5%) were healthy (no depression). Comparison of the data shows that between the severity of depression and history of drug use, there is a significant relationship (P-value = 0.001). The severity of depression in TB patients was examined in terms of level of education, Comparison of the data indicated that there was no significant relationship between depression severity and level of education (P = 0.388 : In the present study, the prevalence of depression among TB patients was 66.5%. 17 patients (22.4%) have mild depression, 25 (32.9%) patients have moderate depression, and 7 patients (9.2%) suffered from severe depression and found no cases of severe depression. between The prevalence of depression and drug use and history of depression in patients a significant relationship was found, so that those Prevalence of depression is higher in patients who has a history of depression and drug use
关键词:Tuberculosis; depression; sex; drugs; education; nationality (Iranian or non-Iranian); history of disease.