ESTIMATION OF THE BURDEN OF TUBERCULOSIS ON THE POPULATION HEALTH IN ROMANIA
Abstract:
Romania is the first country in Europe regarding the incidence of tuberculosis. The study aims at assessing the burden of tuberculosis in Romania, expressed in DALY per total population and per counties, age groups and genders. 82.74% of the total potential years lost through premature death (YLL) that had tuberculosis as cause occurred in males, mostly between 30-59 years old. The same age groups determine the number of years of life lost by tuberculosis in women, about 63% of the total women YLL. For both genders, the large proportion of the disease burden was given by the premature deaths, 91% for men and 81% for women. Disease burden expressed in standardized rates of DALYs per 100,000 population by age is significantly higher in men than women (p <0.01). The counties with the highest burden of TB disease in men hold on the South and South-East of the country, and for women the West and South-West.
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