皇冠体育app

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and VietNam ranks 12 among the 22 high-TB burden countries.

This study analyses surveillance data of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme in Viet Nam for 2007 to 2012. During the study period, 598 877 TB cases (all forms) were notified, and 313 225 (52.3%) were new smear-positive cases. 皇冠体育app case notification rate of new smear-positive cases was decreased, from 65 per 100 000 population in 2007 to 57 per 100 000 population in 2012; this decrease was observed for males and females in all age groups except males aged 0鈥�14 and females aged 15鈥�24 years.

皇冠体育app male-to-female ratio of new smear-positive TB cases increased from 2.85 in 2007 to 3.02 in 2012. 皇冠体育app average annual cure rate of new smear-positive cases was 90.3%. 皇冠体育app high male-to-female ratio for new smear-positive TB cases in this notification data was lower than that from the 2007 TB prevalence survey in Viet Nam, suggesting a lower case detection for males. 皇冠体育app decrease in new smear-positive case notification rates may reflect a decline in TB incidence in Viet Nam as several programmatic improvements have been made, although further research is required to increase case detection among young males and children.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (皇冠体育app Union)

Citation

Nguyen VN et al. Tuberculosis case notification data in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2012. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, 2015, 6(1):7鈥�14. doi:10.5365/wpsar.2014.5.2.005

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