Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic bacterial disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis that appears in 85% of cases by pulmonary form. Epidemiologic study of disease during the time can have important rule for evaluation strategy of diseases control and trend of health indices. Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Ardabil province. Method: This descriptive cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted on 797 TB patients who referred to health centers in Ardabil province. Information was collected from patients’ records and then analyzed by statistical methods in SPSS version 19. Results: The average age of patients was 44.3±18.1 (1-91 years). 46% of patients were male and the rest were female. 83% of patients were living in urban and 18% in rural areas. The mean of total incidence of TB in Ardabil province during study years was 10.26 per 100000. From all TB cases, 56.71% was pulmonary and rest was extra-pulmonary. The most common organs involved in extra-pulmonary TB were lymph nodes with 24.21%. Conclusion: More considering to the early known of Pulmonary Tb and starting treatment after confirmation and also considering to the lower age of TB cases, aassessment the barriers to implementation of control, therapeutic and educational programs about TB cases is essential.
Highlights
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of death due to Single-agent infectious diseases in world and despite the advances in medical science; it remains a health problem in many countries
This retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study has been done on all 797 TB patients that registered in Ardabil province from 2011 to 2016
The data extracted from the national TB registered data of Ardabil province which ethically approved by Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran
Summary
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of death due to Single-agent infectious diseases in world and despite the advances in medical science; it remains a health problem in many countries. By over time and due to weakening of the immune system, Bacilli were multiplying and cause recurrence of the disease. According to the report of WHO in year 2011 the total cases of TB was 14.8 million and yearly about 9.3 million suffer to TB and 18 million die due to TB. According the report of Iran ministry health, yearly. Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic bacterial disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis that appears in. Epidemiologic study of disease during the time can have important rule for evaluation strategy of diseases control and trend of health indices. Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Ardabil province. Information was collected from patients’ records and analyzed by statistical methods in SPSS version
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