Characteristics of tuberculosis patients in the integrated tuberculosis control model in Chongqing, China: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China ranks second in the world in terms of numbers of tuberculosis (TB) cases and is one of the top three countries with the largest number of multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB). It also has high mortality and low cure rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive TB patients. This study aimed to analyse, under the integrated TB control model, the characteristics of TB patients seeking healthcare in the largest designated TB hospital in Chongqing.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of TB registers in a health facility. Record data of 1827 TB patients who had attended the Chongqing Public Health Medical Center (CPHMC) from 1 January to 31 December 2018 were included. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 18.0; IBM Cor

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7404911 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature