Findings of Bcg Scar Survey in Bangalore City
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TB is widely prevalent in India. As disease surveys are too expensive and difficult, the assessment of TB situation in developing countries is preferably done by subjecting a representative sample of children without BCG scar to tuberculin testing. Prior to a tuberculin survey in school children of Bangalore city, a cluster sample, household survey was undertaken during SeptemberNovember 1995 with the objectives of ascertaining the proportion of children aged 5-7 years with BCG scar and also to find the proportion among them attending schools. It was also decided to include 12-23 months old children to ascertain the recent BCG vaccination coverage in the city among the targeted population under UIP.
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