Center for Public Health, School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2013 Jan-Mar;57(1):36-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.111367.
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) reflects on-going transmission. Data on childhood TB from TB registers under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program of 2008 and 2009 in Varanasi district was analyzed. Proportion of childhood TB was 8.3% of total registered cases 12,242. It was lower than estimated 10-20% in endemic areas. In rural Tuberculosis Units childhood case detection was poor. Case detection in ≤5 years was very less. The childhood cases were detected mainly in adolescent age group. Thus, childhood TB is remaining a under diagnosed/under reported disease in India. It needs attention to increase the detection of childhood TB cases to control TB in general population.
儿童结核病（TB）反映了持续的传播。对 2008 年和 2009 年巴纳斯拉县修订后的国家结核病控制规划登记册中儿童结核病数据进行了分析。儿童结核病占登记病例 12242 例的 8.3%，低于流行地区估计的 10-20%。在农村结核病防治单位，儿童结核病病例检出率较低。≤5 岁儿童病例检出率非常低。儿童病例主要在青少年年龄组中发现。因此，在印度，儿童结核病仍然是一种诊断不足/报告不足的疾病。需要重视提高儿童结核病病例的检出率，以控制普通人群中的结核病。
