A Five-Year Epidemiological Study of Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Its Related Risk Factors in Iran

• Published in: Tanaffus Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 221 - 229
• Main Authors: Fallah, Sahar, Nasehi, Mahshid, Etemadinezhad, Siavash, Fallah, Simin, Yazdani Charati, Jamshid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Original; Generalized estimating equations model; Longitudinal studies; Iran; Epidemiology; Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is the most common worldwide cause of death from microbial diseases. Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 20% to 25% of all cases. In this study, we used generalized estimation equations to investigate the trend of changes in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis incidence. The recorded dat...