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Aim The aim of this work was to study the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in El-Behira Governorate before and after application of DOTS (direct observed therapy short course strategy) to evaluate the National Tuberculosis Control Program in El-Behira Governorate as a representative part of Egypt. Patients and methods This work was a retrospective, descriptive, analytical study of the TB situation before and after DOTS, carried out at Chest Hospital, El-Behira Governorate, Egypt, and related dispensaries. All available data on registered TB cases from January 1996 until December 2010 (15-year duration) were collected, including demographic data, diagnosis of disease, sputum smear results, previous treatment history, and treatment outcome. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed using the SPSS statistical program. Data were described in absolute numbers and percentages. Statistical significance was set at P values less than 0.05. Results The incidence of TB (n = 10 035) was higher in age groups 15-29 and 30-45 years [n = 3829 (38.2%) and n = 2827 (28.1%), respectively], and in male patients [n = 6511 (64.8%)] compared with female patients [n = 3524 (35.2%)]. Pulmonary cases (78.8%) were more than extrapulmonary cases (21.2%). There was improvement in cure rate, treatment completion rate, treatment success rate, number of retreatment cases, and default rate after DOTS application (46-61.1, 16.1-18.6, 62.1-79.7, 29.1-12.4, and 20.4-6.8%, respectively). Conclusion TB is a burden of the productive age group of 15-45 years, with a higher incidence in men than in women, and DOTS is an effective tool for controlling TB in El-Behira Governorate. The implementation of this tool has led to significant increase in treatment success and decrease in default and failure rates.

Incidence of tuberculosis before and after DOTS (direct observed therapy short course strategy) implementation in El-Behira Governorate, Egypt