ICMR- Regional Medical Research Center

Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar

Stigma on TB: a study at Salia sahi

Submitted By :
Malay Ranjan Mohanta
Roll No. 417LS2059
M.Sc Life Science
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Under the guidance of :

Dr. Amarendra Mahapatra.

Scientist E
ICMR- Regional Medical Research Center
Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar.

Dr. Amarendra Mahapatra

Scientist- E
ICMR-RMRC, Bhubaneswar
 Declaration
I Malay Ranjan Mohanta, a student of M.Sc life Science, hereby declare
that the report entitled “Stigma on TB : A study at Salia sahi” was carried
out by me. This work is not been submitted before in any other degree or
published elsewhere.

Malay Ranjan Mohanta

M.Sc Life Science
National Institute of Technology
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I, Malay Ranjan Mohanta, avail this opportunity to express my deep sense

of gratitude to my guide Dr. Amarendra Mahapatra(Scientist-E), ICMR-
RMRC, Bhubaneswar for his supervision and guidance.
I convey my heartfelt gratitude to the Technical assistant Liza Swain and
to all the Scientists of ICMR-RMRC for their constant help. I am grateful to
my co mates and all those individuals who helped me willingly. I also thank
other staff members for their kind co-operation throughout the period of
my work.
I thankful to Dr. (Mrs) Sanghamitra Pati, Director of ICMR-RMRC,
Bhubaneswar to allow me to do this internship. I also convey my gratitude
to Dr. Banambara Sahoo for giving me the library facilities.
I also thankful to Mr. Radhakant Sahoo, pharmacist of Saliasahi primary
health center and other health workers for their assistance in the collection
of data of TB patients.
Last but not the least I would I like to thank my parents for their support
and guidance, without them this piece of work would not have been
possible.
Content
Chapter Topic Page No.
Chapter 1 Introduction 01
 Tuberculosis 01
 Stigma of tuberculosis 01
Chapter 2 Aim and objectives 02
Chapter 3 Materials and Methods 02-05
 Study design 02
 Selection of study area 02
 Sample size determination 03
 Field Activities 04
 Case studies 04
Chapter 4 Result and Discussion 06
 Demographic characteristic of participants 06
 Knowledge of TB symptoms 06
 Knowledge about TB tramsmission 06
 Knowledge about TB treatment and policies 06
 Stigma of community and family 06
Chapter 5 Conclusion 07
References 08
Annexures