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Document 0685
DOCN M9610685
TI The increase in tuberculosis notifications in England and Wales since
1987.
DT 9601
AU Doherty MJ; Spence DP; Davies PD; Aintree Chest Centre, Fazakerley
Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
SO Tuber Lung Dis. 1995 Jun;76(3):196-200. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96014885
AB SETTING: A retrospective study of tuberculosis notifications in England
and Wales published by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the rise in tuberculosis notifications in England
and Wales by different sub groups over the time period 1982-91. DESIGN:
The average annual percentage change in tuberculosis notification rates
(per 100,000) for the groups were analysed by age, sex, standard region
and disease site. RESULTS: The average annual increase in tuberculosis
notifications from 1987-91 in females was +2.55 (95% confidence interval
[CI] 0.5-4.7); males showed no significant change (-0.6%, 95% CI: -2.9
to +2.7). The increase was greater in younger subjects: 3.2% in females
aged 25-44 (95% CI 0.9-5.5) and 4.3% in males aged 15-24 (95% CI
1.7-6.9). Only three standard regions showed an increase: the South
East, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside. This increase was
significant only in females from the South East, and was predominantly
in non-respiratory tuberculosis. CONCLUSION: The rise in tuberculosis
notification rates from 1987-91 has been predominantly in females, in
those under 65, has occurred in 3 regions, and predominantly in
non-respiratory tuberculosis. The analysis highlights some of the
inadequacies of the present notification system for tuberculosis.
DE Adolescence Adult Aged AIDS-Related Opportunistic
Infections/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Child Child, Preschool Disease
Notification/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA England/EPIDEMIOLOGY Female
Human Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Age Retrospective Studies
Tuberculosis/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Wales/EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).