The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB notifications in Ukraine in 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB notifications in Ukraine, stratified by multiple subgroups.

Design/methods

We analyzed data from Ukraine's National TB Program from January 2015 to December 2020 using interrupted time series models. We compared observed cases to counterfactual estimated cases had the pandemic not occurred and estimated trends through December 2020 nationally and by various demographics. We compared the proportions of individuals who underwent drug susceptibility testing (DST) in February 2020 and April 2020 to assess the pandemic impact on drug resistance testing.

Results

In April 2020, there were 39% (95% CI 36-42) fewer TB notifications than the estimated counterfactual (3,060 estimated; 95% CI 2,918-3,202; 1,872 obse

SUBMITTER: Shapiro AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11249659 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature