National Control of Tuberculosis: Does Primary Health Care System Play a Crucial Role in the Fight Against Tuberculosis?

Objectives: To analyze the tuberculosis control studies in a primary health care center and to observe the changes throughout the years.

Materials And Methods: Data of patients followed up between 2005 and 2014 in the Elazığ Dispensary were investigated retrospectively.

Results: Of the total 1,251 patients, 51.

[Where the tuberculosis patients are diagnosed and started to treatment?].

Introduction: Tuberculosis dispensaries have played important roles in management of patients with tuberculosis. Tuberculosis patients diagnosed and treatments are started at dispensaries as well as other health care institutions. Other institutions must be aware of the mission of dispensaries especially at the treatment and follow-up of patients.

Evaluation of maternal mortality cases in the province of Elazig, Turkey, 2007-2013: a retrospective study.

The aim of this study was to determine the causes and factors influencing maternal mortality. All maternal deaths occurring between January 2007 and November 2013 in the Elazig Province of Turkey were retrospectively investigated. The maternal age, obstetric history, cause of death, encountered delay model of each case, as well as the overall number of annual live births in the Province were determined.