CLIMATE VARIABILITY CORRELATION WITH TBERCULOSIS DISEASE AT CHIRO DISTRICT, WEST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA rEGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

he thesis was conducted on climate variability correlation with Tuberculosis disease Chiro District, West Hararghe zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. The objective of the study were to assess the climate variability correlation with tuberculosis disease. It conducted using purposively selecting three sample of kebeles in Chiro District and 271 sample household heads and 87 TB patients in Chiro hospital. The data obtained from the household questionnaires, KII, FGD health station and metrological as primary. It used descriptive statistics, inferential and correlation to analyze. The analysis revealed that there were variability with Seasonal changes in tuberculosis. The results of the study were in forms of tables, graph and descriptive narrations. The factors that negatively or positively influence climate variability impact on Tuberculosis disease include: education, family size, access to health, access to information, total annual income, perception of households and basic services. Tuberculosis in Chiro were seasonal with peaks at the start and end of the rainy season, and were significantly influenced by weather conditions, particularly heavy rainfall and extreme temperatures. It, recommended that; better organizing institutions, processes and xvii actions around present and anticipated health challenges across sectors. Managers at the Chiro Hospital/Chiro town/Zonal health office level should strengthen supportive supervision to the health centers to support the TB prevention and control program by providing necessary materials and supplies for services. In this study as well as in previous studies little is clearly known about TB association with climate variability so further studies are suggested