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Abstract

Background

Previously a country with medium tuberculosis (TB) burden, Serbia almost reached a low TB burden during the period 2005 to 2015.

Aim

The aim of this study was to analyse the trends in notification rates and treatment success rates as well as to identify predictors of treatment outcomes.

Methods

We performed a trend analysis and logistic regression analysis of 17,441 TB cases registered from 2005 to 2015 in all health facilities in Serbia, to identify predictors of treatment success, loss to follow-up and mortality.

Results

From 2005 to 2015, TB notification rate and mortality in Serbia decreased but treatment success remained below the global target. Loss to follow-up was associated with retreatment (odds ratio (OR) = 2.38; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.08–2.77), male sex (OR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.39–1.79), age younger than 65 years (OR = 1.37; 95% CI: 1.20–1.51), lower education level (OR = 2.57; 95% CI: 1.74–3.80) and pulmonary TB (OR = 1.28; 95% CI: 1.06–1.56). Deaths were more frequent in retreatment cases (OR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.12–1.61), male patients (OR = 1.34; 95% CI: 1.19–1.52), those 65 years and older (OR = 4.34; 95% CI: 4.00–5.00), those with lower education level (OR = 1.63; 95% CI: 1.14–2.33) and pulmonary TB (OR = 2.24; 95% CI: 1.78–2.83).

Conclusions

Special interventions should be implemented to address groups at risk of poor treatment outcome.

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Trends in tuberculosis notification and mortality and factors associated with treatment outcomes in Serbia, 2005 to 2015
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Maja+Stosic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Stosic Maja</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sandra+Sipetic+Grujicic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Grujicic Sandra Sipetic</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anita+Grgurevic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Grgurevic Anita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Vesna+Kuruc&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kuruc Vesna</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lidija+Ristic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ristic Lidija</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gordana+Antonijevic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Antonijevic Gordana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Miroslav+Jevtic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jevtic Miroslav</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dragana+Plavsa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Plavsa Dragana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tatjana+Adzic+Vukicevic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vukicevic Tatjana Adzic</a></span>. Trends in tuberculosis notification and mortality and factors associated with treatment outcomes in Serbia, 2005 to 2015. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(1):pii=1900322. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.1.1900322" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.1.1900322</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 22 May 2019;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 23 Sept 2019 </span> </p>
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