title: Temporal trends in tuberculosis-related morbidity and mortality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, between 2002 and 2009.
abstract: The objective of this study was to describe temporal trends in tuberculosis morbidity and mortality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, between 2002 and 2009. Data regarding mortality and incidence were obtained from the Brazilian Mortality Database and National Case Registry Database, respectively. Crude rates were calculated and standardized by age using the direct method. We estimated annual variation by joinpoint regression, identifying the points at which there were changes in the trends. There was a significant (3.7%) annual decrease in the mortality rate. In the study period, two distinct temporal trends were identified: one between 2002 and 2007, showing a significant (5.9%) annual decrease in the mortality rate; and one between 2007 and 2009, showing an insignificant (2.0%) annual increase. There was also a significant (0.9%) annual reduction in tuberculosis incidence.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Tubarão, SC, Brasil. jefferson.traebert@unisul.br
authors.forename: Jefferson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Traebert
authors.forename: Glênio César Nunes
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: Nazaré Otília
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Nazário
authors.forename: Ione Jayce Ceola
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Rosemeri Maurici da
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000401:mortality*