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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2020, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (2): 159-164.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-8493.2020.02.014

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Analysis of the reported incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis among students in Fujian Province from 2011 to 2019

DAI Zhi-song, LIN Shu-fang(), WEI Shu-zhen, CHEN Dai-quan.   

  1. Institute of Tuberculosis and leprosy Prevention and Treatment, Fujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Fuzhou 350001,China
  • Received:2020-07-06 Online:2020-09-30 Published:2020-10-15
  • Contact: LIN Shu-fang E-mail:zqszl@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the characteristics of incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis(PTB) among students in Fujian Province from 2011 to 2019. Methods The PTB reporting data of students in Fujian Province from 2011 to 2019 were collected and analyzed based on“China Disease Prevention and Control Information System”. Student data were collected from Fujian Provincial Bureau of Statistics. The epidemiological characteristics of PTB in students were analyzed. Results From 2011 to 2019, the reported incidence of active PTB in students showed a tendency that decreased first and then increased. The incidence rate of students from 2011 to 2015 were 12.57/100000 (722/5741800), 10.26/100000 (593/5779600), 9.65/100000 (549/5687300), 9.36/100000 (537/5740100) and 6.68/100000 (391/5852500),respectively, with a statistically significant difference (χ趋势2=96.43, P<0.05), and those from 2016 to 2019 were 8.00/100000 (478/5972200), 9.82/100000 (598/6090200), 12.52/100000 (792/6324000) and 10.92/100000 (721/6602600), respectively, with a statistically significant difference (χ趋势2=38.02, P<0.05). The peak of reported cases concentrated in March from 2011 to 2013, and the proportions of cases reported in students throughout the year were 17.31% (125/722), 23.78% (141/593) and 23.68% (130/549) respectively. And the peaks of reported cases concentrated in December from 2015 to 2019, and the proportions were 19.44% (76/391), 19.67% (94/478), 12.88% (77/598), 14.52% (115/792) and 15.40% (111/721) respectively. There were two peaks displayed in March and December in 2014, and the proportions of which were 19.74% (106/537) and 19.37% (104/537). The highest proportion of reported cases was found in the 15-<20 age group with an average of 59.91% (3224/5381). The proportion of male was higher than that of female and the sex ratio was about 1.37∶1 (3113∶2268). Conclusion The reported incidence of active PTB among students showed a decreased first and then increased trend from 2011 to 2019. The proportion of incidence in 15-<20 age group was the highest. And the reported cases in male students were higher than the female cases. We should attach great importance to the prevention and control of tuberculosis in schools, and implement the measures required by the school tuberculosis prevention and control regulations.

Key words: Tuberculosis,pulmonary, Students, Disease notification, Incidence, Data interpretation,statistical