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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2024, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (1): 64-69.doi: 10.19983/j.issn.2096-8493.20230125

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Epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in Taicang City from 2017 to 2022

Zhang Taifa, Zhou Hua()   

  1. Department of Tuberculosis Control, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Taicang, Jiangsu Province, Taicang 215400, China
  • Received:2023-10-28 Online:2024-02-20 Published:2024-02-02
  • Contact: Zhou Hua, Email: 170518993@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Taicang City from 2017 to 2022, and to provide direction and basis for PTB prevention and control. Methods: Medical records of 1444 PTB patients registered in the “Tuberculosis Management Information System”, a subsystem of the “China Disease Prevention and Control Information System” in Taicang City from 2017 to 2022 were extracted, and then the morbidity characteristics of those patients were described, and the distribution characteristics about time, area, people were analyzed. Results: A total of 1444 patients with active PTB were registered in Taicang City from 2017 to 2022, among which 676 were etiologically positive, accounting for 46.81%, with an average registration rate of 30.92/100000 (1444/4669900), changed from 34.79/100000 (249/715800) in 2017 to 22.88/100000 (193/843600) in 2022, showing a downward trend ( χ t r e n d 2=35.942, P=0.001). The average registration rate in 2020—2022 was 26.10/100000 (656/2513700), lower than that in 2017—2019 (36.55/100000, 788/2156200), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=13.662, P=0.001). The top three towns in terms of the number of patients were Chengxiang Town (332 cases, 22.99%), High-tech Zone (303 cases, 20.98%) and Fuqiao Town (225 cases, 15.58%), and the lowest was Huangjing Town (125 cases, 8.66%). The number of male patients (1023 cases, 70.84%) was higher than that of female patients (421 cases, 29.16%). The peak age of disease onset was concentrated between 25—34 years old (350 cases, 24.24%). The occupation with the highest number of cases was farmers (534 cases, 36.98%). Conclusion: The tuberculosis registration rate in Taicang City showed a downward trend from 2017 to 2022. In the future work, attention should be paid to key towns and key groups to strengthen publicity and education, improve the diagnosis level, and improve the management and treatment system.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Epidemiologic study characteristics as topic, Taicang City

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