A critical analysis of the decreasing trends in tuberculosis cure indicators in Brazil, 2001–2022
Gabriel Pavinati1,
Lucas Vinícius de Lima1,
Pedro Henrique Paiva Bernardo1
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To analyze the temporal trend of tuberculosis cure indicators in Brazil. Methods: An ecological time-series study using administrative data on reported cases of the disease nationwide between 2001 and 2022. We estimated cure indicators for each federative unit (FU) considering individuals with pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis-HIV coinfection, and those in tuberculosis retreatment. We used regression models using joinpoint regression for trend analysis, reporting the annual percentage change and … Show more
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