Uncovering the Causes of Tuberculosis in Small Towns and Villages of Punjab: Socio-Environmental and Health Determinants

Author(s)	Ms. Jessy Julian, Mr. Sudhakar Ranjan
Country	India
Abstract	Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major public-health challenges in India. As per the national and state level reports, there are many micro level factors that are playing vital role in spreading TB in small towns and villages these are like household environment, fuel use, housing quality, nutrition and health problems like diabetes and other chronic diseases. This paper bring together the existing research on the social, environmental and health factors linked to TB in the rural area of Punjab and also suggests a community based detailed study to find the risk factors cause to make it as a very common dreadful disease and what improvement can be made by the involvement of local committees and policies. Key drivers include under nutrition, household, air pollution from solid fuels, overcrowded and poor housing, tobacco and alcohol use, diabetes, and gaps in diagnosis and treatment access. The suggested policies are to improve nutrition support, promote the faster use of clean fuels, make housing and ventilation better, and increase TB detection through community-based efforts.
Keywords	tuberculosis, Punjab, rural health, household air pollution, under nutrition, diabetes, TB determinants, tuberculosis incidence
Field	Engineering
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-21

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