Epidemiological Characteristics and Control Measures of Tuberculosis among Employees in Jianghai District,Jiangmen City from 2020 to 2022

ZHOU Yueyun; LU Yanshuang; LIN Wenguang

doi:10.16458/j.cnki.1007-0893.2024.22.008

Abstract：Objective To explore the epidemiological characteristics and control measures of tuberculosis among employees in Jianghai District,Jiangmen City from 2020 to 2022.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the health examination data of 27,523 employees who visited The People's Hospital of Jianghai District,Jiangmen from January 2020 to December 2022.All employees underwent routine physical examinations.The epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis among employees in Jianghai District,Jiangmen City,from 2020 to 2022 were analyzed,focusing on the detection rate of tuberculosis,differences in gender,age,industry,and time.Results Among the 27,523 employees,122 cases of tuberculosis were detected,with the detection rate of 0.443%.The detection rates for 2020,2021,and 2022 were 0.39%,0.48%,and 0.46%,respectively.The detection rate of tuberculosis in males was higher than that in females across different years and in the overall rate.The age group with the highest incidence of tuberculosis among employees was 25-34 years,followed by 18-24 years and≥55 years.Among different industries,the food industry had the highest detection rate of tuberculosis,followed by public service industries and labor-intensive industries,with the lowest rate observed in individual industries.From 2020 to 2022,the detection rate of tuberculosis among employees was highest in December,followed by January and June,with lower rates in other months.Conclusion The detection rate of tuberculosis among employees in Jianghai District,Jiangmen City,is relatively high,with distinct epidemiological characteristics.The disease is more prevalent among young and middle-aged individuals aged 25-34 years,exhibits a clear seasonal pattern,and is more common in the food industry,public service industries,and labor-intensive industries.Targeted control measures based on these epidemiological characteristics should be implemented to reduce the impact of the disease.