Impact of COVID-19 on the detection of tuberculosis in Guangdong, China based on the autoregressive integrated moving average model: a time-series study
TB detection in Guangdong had generally declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, which might be related to the movement restrictions, diverted resources and patients' concerns. This decline would lead to the delay or even interruption of diagnosis and treatment, which would cause the regression of TB control. To improve TB detection, it is important for stakeholders to take consorted effort during public health emergencies.
Authors
- Guoqi Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-758X)
- Guanyang Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6933-2749)
- Huizhong Wu
- Ying Bian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1716-2925)
- Fangjing Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4204-205X)
- Ruilong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7610-7806)
- Yuan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3892-480X)
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- University of Macau (MO)
- Guangzhou University (CN)
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Center for Tuberculosis Control of Guangdong Province (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092241
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
- Guangzhou University
- National Social Science Fund of China