%0 Journal Article %A Jamshidi, K %A Peyman, H %A Pakzad, I %A Delpisheh, a %T Trends And Some Risk Factors for Incidence of %J Journal of Ilam University of Medical Sciences %V 19 %N 3 %U http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-511-en.html %R %D 2011 %K Pulmonary TB, non-pulmonary TB, Ilam, %X Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is considered a socio-medical problem from which more than one-third of the world’s population suffer. Poverty, immune system suppressive diseases and AIDS are important factors in incidence of TB. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate epidemiology of TB in Ilam province (western Iran) during 2003-7. Materials & Methods: Data was collected using a checklist from patients' documents available at Ilam Health Centers. Epi-info and SPSS statistical software was used for all the analysis. Findings: Prevalence of TB disease in Ilam province, in years terminated to 2007 had an increasing significant trend (p %> http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-511-en.pdf %P 32-40 %& 32 %! %9 Research %L A-10-220-6 %+ %G eng %@ 1563-4728 %[ 2011