Title: Analysis on epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in Xiuzhou District of Jiaxing City during 2004-2011
Abstract: Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in Xiuzhou District of Jiaxing and provide reference for the formulation of corresponding prevention and control strategies, aiming to achieve the target of the national tuberculosis control program(2011-2015) on time. Methods An epidemiological analysis was carried to analyze the characteristics of tuberculosis epidemic information in Xiuzhou District of Jiaxing(2004-2011). Results The annual incidence rate of tuberculosis was 47.14/100 000 in Xiuzhou District of Jiaxing(2004-2011), which decreased slowly on a whole. There were differences in the reported incidence rate among towns and streets, the rate of males was higher than females, most of the reported patients were young people but the old people were easily attacked, who were mainly farmers, migrant workers and workers. Conclusion It is necessary to continue the implementation of the tuberculosis control strategy, strengthen community education, carry out all kinds of physical examination and increase the sputum examination for the elderly patients with chronic respiratory disease, which is helpful to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis epidemic and the control of epidemic situation.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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