Author(s): Dr. Priti Kumari and Dr. Asha Kumari Parsad

Abstract:
Health, disease and illness are universal facts of human life. Illness, on the other hand, is a much broader concept that refers to the subjective response of the patient to being unwell. All illnesses have a social course in that interpretation of symptoms, help-seeking, diagnosis, choice of treatment, and evaluation of outcome of treatments are all significantly influenced by economic, cultural and psychosocial factors. The aim of the research topic was to analyze the perception of rural women having tuberculosis. 120 samples of rural women having tuberculosis was taken purposively from rural areas of Saraikela- Kharsawan district. It was observed that most of tuberculosis female was found either mild thickness of normal by measuring BMI. It is also found that most of the female believe that the tuberculosis is caused by excessive consumption of alcohol.