Feasibility of eliminating tuberculosis by shortening the diagnostic delay: A retrospective analysis and modelling study in China during the pre-COVID-19 era

Liu Qiao, Chen Qiuping, Guo Yichao, Yu Shanshan, Rui Jia, Li Kangguo, Qu Huimin, Gavotte Laurent, Frutos Roger, Chen Tianmu. 2024. Feasibility of eliminating tuberculosis by shortening the diagnostic delay: A retrospective analysis and modelling study in China during the pre-COVID-19 era. Heliyon, 10 (15):e35016, 10 p;

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35016

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Résumé : Objective: Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can increase the risk of transmission, thereby posing a significant risk to public health. Early diagnosis is considered to play a crucial role in eliminating TB. Rapid testing, active case finding, and health education are effective strategies for reducing tuberculosis diagnosis delays (TDDs). This study aimed to quantitatively compare the impact of reducing the TDD on incidence rates among student and non-student groups, thus exploring the efficacy of shortening the TDD for ending the TB epidemic and providing a reference for achieving the target incidence rate for ending TB. Methods: We used unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis and non-parametric tests to characterize the epidemiological characteristics of TDD. Additionally, a dynamic transmission model was used to quantify the impact of shortening the TDD on the incidence rates of TB among the two groups. Results: There was an initial increase in the TDD, followed by a decrease. Longer TDDs were observed in the northeastern region of China. Farmers, middle and high school students, middleaged, elderly individuals and males exhibited relatively longer TDDs. A significant reduction in the incidence rate of PTB was observed when the TDD was decreased by 50 %. However, only reducing the TDD among non-students could achieve the goal of ending TB (i.e., achieving a minimum reduction of 63.00 %). Conclusions: TDD remains a serious risk to public health, and non-students were shown to experience longer TDD. Shortening the TDD is crucial for reducing the incidence rates of TB, especially among non-students. It is essential to develop a highly sensitive and effective system for eliminating TB among non-students.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : tuberculose, analyse du risque, épidémiologie, santé publique, bactériologie, diagnostic, surveillance épidémiologique, modèle de simulation, santé humaine, éradication des maladies

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Chine

Mots-clés libres : Tuberculosis, Modeling, Epidemiology, Diagnostic, Public Health

Classification Agris : S50 - Santé humaine

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 4 (2019-) - Santé des plantes, des animaux et des écosystèmes

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