The Incidence and Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Sistan Region: an Update to Past Researches

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic disease. that spreads throughout respiration, food and direct contact and it makes lesions in lung or other organs. The most usual kind of tuberculosis is pulmonary TB. The high incidence rate of tuberculosis in east neighbor countries surrounding sistan has increased the prevalence of this disease in the Sistan region, the recent research was conducted to determine of incidence and epidemiology of TB in sistan region.
In this survey, data of all suspected and certain tuberculosis patients in Zabol city during 2010-2013 were collected from their profiles in the health care centers with contribution of TB center of Zabol. The prevalence of disease between urban and rural areas and between men and women was compared using Chi-square test. Trend of the disease was identified during these years using the regression line.
In this period of time 458 cases (27%) were from urban areas and 1315 cases (73%) were from rural areas. The statistical analysis showed that incidence rate in rural areas is significantly more than urban areas (p Dust storms in this area because of successive droughts and other living condition can make the circumstances suitable for spreading tuberculosis. So, people in the sistan region, especially in rural areas, should be given sufficient education to prevent tuberculosis. Keywords: Epidemiology, Sistan, Tuberculosis, Rural area