Age-period-cohort study of active pulmonary tuberculosis in eastern China: analysis of 15-year surveillance data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis remains a major public health challenge worldwide. This study aimed to determine the long-term trends in the notification rate of tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, and to assess the potential independent risks associated with age, time period, and birth cohort.

Methods

Data on all pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases in Zhejiang Province from 2008 to 2022 were collected from the Tuberculosis Information Management System. Long-term trends in the notification rate and independent risks associated with quantitatively decomposed variables were determined using joinpoint regression model and age-period-cohort model.

Results

Between 2008 and 2022, a total of 323,745 PTB cases were notified in Zhejiang Province. Overall, the notification rate declined

SUBMITTER: Luo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11834198 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature