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Epidemiology of communicable diseases in Jazan region

Situational assessment, risk characterization, and evaluation of prevention and control programs outcomes

Ibrahim M. Gosadi
Saudi Medical Journal November 2023, 44 (11) 1073-1084; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.11.20230269
Ibrahim M. Gosadi
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MPH, PhD
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    - The proportions of cumulative frequencies of notifiable diseases in Jazan region between 2006-2021. TB: tuberculosis

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    - Yearly number of cases of most frequently reported infectious diseases in Jazan, Saudi Arabia between 2006 and 2021. TB: tuberculosis

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    - Proportion of cases reported between 2017 and 2021 according to the total reported cases between 2006 and 2021 in Jazan region.

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    - Most frequently reported communicable disease in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia, between 2006-2021.

    DiseaseTotal number of casesProportion of the total to all cases in the countryAverage number of reported cases per yearHighest reported incidence (year)Lowest reported incidence (year)Proportion of cases reported in the last 5 years (2017-2021) in comparison with total cases between 2006-2021
    Malaria2015347.0%12603157 (2016)499 (2014)41.0%
    Chickenpox48413.8%303892 (2007)32 (2021)12.8%
    Hepatitis B46095.3%288790 (2018)0 (2015)*66.7%
    Dengue fever30226.5%189876 (2020)0 (2019)*47.0%
    Pulmonary TB27417.0%171205 (2010)135 (2012)33.8%
    • ↵* Zero cases may reflect underreporting rather than lack of incident cases. TB: tuberculosis

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