[Socio-hygienic aspects of the contingents of adult patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].

The pattern of tuberculous patients was analyzed by groups of dispensary registration and types of the disease. A higher proportion of the patients with advanced tuberculosis from rural areas was revealed. Composition of the patients was studied by the social groups, educational level, marital status and housing conditions. It was shown that 38.7 per cent of the patients had concomitant diseases. Among them 17.2 per cent suffered from chronic alcoholism. On the whole, the number of heavy alcohol drinkers amounted to 37.8 per cent. Interrelation between the above social and hygienic factors and severity of tuberculosis was demonstrated. The patients were followed up for 3 years and marked improvement was observed in 69.4 per cent of them. The disease outcomes depended on the sex, age, social factors, bad habits and concomitant diseases, Economic losses from 1 tuberculous patient were calculated. A model of changes in the patient contingents and economic losses from the patients in regard to the treatment was constructed.