Burden of tuberculosis in Serbia

Am J Infect Control. 2006 Dec;34(10):676-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.03.013.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to estimate the burden of tuberculosis (TB) in Serbia in the period 1992-2002 based on incidence, mortality, and disability adjusted life years (DALY). The average age-adjusted TB incidence rate in the period 1992-2002 was 36.7/100,000 in males and 21.4/100,000 in females. During the period observed, TB incidence levelled of after a long period of decreasing trend during the preceding several decades. The incidence showed slightly increasing tendency in males and decreasing one in females. The average age-adjusted mortality rate was 4.1/100,000 in males and 1.3/100,000 in females. Mortality rates significantly decreased in both males (P = .0001) and females (P = .0001). The burden of TB (DALY) was 0.70/1000 for males and 0.26/1000 for females. DALY rates significantly decreased in both males (P = .009) and females (P = .008). TB incidence and mortality as well as DALY rates increased with aging.

MeSH terms

  • Age Distribution
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cause of Death / trends
  • Cost of Illness*
  • Directly Observed Therapy
  • Disabled Persons / statistics & numerical data
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Global Health
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Linear Models
  • Male
  • Morbidity / trends
  • Population Surveillance
  • Primary Prevention
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years
  • Sex Distribution
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Tuberculosis / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
  • Tuberculosis / prevention & control
  • Yugoslavia / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents