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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
卷 57, 期 4, 页码 398-402出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2002.11.001
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tuberculosis; prevalence; gender; population-based; case detection; Vietnam
Objective: The aim was to estimate the gender-specific prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) through screening. A further aim was to calculate case detection within the Vietnamese National TB program. Study Design and Setting: A population-based survey of 35,832 adults was performed within an existing sociodemographic longitudinal study in Bavi district, northern Vietnam. Cases were identified by a screening question about prolonged cough and further diagnosed with sputum examination and a chest X-ray. Results: The estimated prevalence of pulmonary TB among men was 90/100,000 (95% CI 45-135/100,000) and among women 110/100,000 (95% CI 63-157/100,000). Case detection in the district was estimated to 39% (95% CI 20-76%) among men and 12% (95% CI 6-26%) among women. Conclusion: TB prevalence was similar among men and women. Case detection among men and women was significantly lower than the reported national case detection of 80%, and there was a significant underdetection of female cases. These findings warrant actions, and emphasize the need to perform similar studies in different contexts. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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