DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2023.v11i09.003

Pages: 1605-1609

Background: FNAC is a minimally invasive, fast method with great patient compliance for diagnosing thyroid nodules. However, its diagnosis is still up for debate. Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of thyroid nodule diagnosis using histology and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Objective: To determine the frequency of socio-demographic parameters in thyroid nodule detection using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Materials and Methods: From July 2017 to December 2017, the current study was conducted to examine the cytological characteristics of thyroid nodules among OPD and hospitalized patients of the ENT department at Dhaka Medical College. A cross-sectional investigation was conducted. Following that, the final sample size of 73 was determined based on the eligibility requirements. A peer-reviewed, pre-structured data collection sheet for interviews was created. The collected data were managed, reduced, and plotted into tabular and figure formats. Results: Out of 73 patients maximum 21(28.76%) patients were from 30-39 rears age group. among 73 patients 49(67.13%) were female and 24(32.87%) were male. The male to female ratio was 1: 2.04. Among 73 patients, 75.34% were from middle class followed by 20.54% were from poor class and 29 (39.72%) were housewife, 26 (35.61%) were service holder and 14 (19.17%) were students. among 73 patients, 39(53.42%) patients resided in urban area and rest 34(46.57%) resided in rural area. Conclusion: According to this study, FNAC should be the go-to diagnostic method for all thyroid nodule patients. Longer-term studies with a high number of study participants may be done for results that are more accurate.