Table 2

The impact of armed conflict on TB notification

AuthorMeasureConflict-affectedComparisonDifference
Increase in TB notification
Drobniewski et al (2000)18Total cases over 3 years351 008317 61433 394
M’Boussa et al (2002)22Cases/year (median)4517 (1997–2000)3080 (1992–1996)1473
Martins et al (2006)23Cases/year (median)3216 (1999–2004)916 (1997 and 1998)2300
Ahmadzai et al (2008)16Cases/year (median)15 803 (2002–2005)9261 (2001)6542
Daix et al (2013)25Cases/year (median)1104 (2001), 1290 (2002–2008)10 854 (2001), 12 063 (2002–2008)−9750 (2001), 10 773 (2002–2008)
Pembi et al (2020)24Cases/year (median)2948 (2013–2016)2900 (2010–2012)48
Decrease in TB notification
Hassanain et al (2018)21Total cases (notification rate) in two geographic areas (2003–2014)22 953 (37 and 3 per 100 000 for new and retreatment cases, respectively)45 850 (88 and 4.5 per 100 000 for new and retreatment cases, respectively)−22,897 (−51 and −1.5 per 100 000 for new and retreatment cases, respectively)
Desta et al (2018)17Cases/year (median)2523 (2001–2003)5486 (2004–2013)−2963
Abbara et al (2020)15Cases/year (median)*21 per 100 000 (2012 and 2017)23 per 100 000 (2010)−2 per 100 000
  • *Incidence.

  • TB, tuberculosis.