Epidemiological characteristics of children tuberculosis in Chongqing from 2009 to 2013 / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis (TB)in children in Chongqing and provide a data support for the establishment of children tuberculosis prevention and control strategy.Methods The TB data of chil-dren aged between 0 to 14 from 2009 to 2013 was analyzed.Results The average prevalence rates and registration rate of TB in children were 7.22/ 100 000 and 4.48/ 100 000,respectively.The cases mainly concentrated between10 to 14 years old.The epi-demic situation in southeast of chongqing was higher.And most of them were secondary tuberculosis of lung.The cases were mainly detected in referral,follow and clinical consultation.Conclusion The prevalence of TB in children of Chongqing was serious.It should take comprehensive measures to strengthen the prevention and control of children tuberculosis.